CVE-2026-13729: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Podlove Podcast Publisher
The Podlove Podcast Publisher WordPress plugin before 4.5.3 does not perform nonce validation on some of its administrative create and delete actions, allowing attackers to create rogue records or delete legitimate ones via a forged request (CSRF) when a logged-in administrator is tricked into visiting a crafted page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-13729 is a CSRF vulnerability in Podlove Podcast Publisher WordPress plugin before version 4.5.3. The plugin does not validate nonces on some administrative create and delete operations, enabling attackers to forge requests that a logged-in administrator might unknowingly execute. This can lead to unauthorized creation or deletion of records within the plugin's administrative interface.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a logged-in administrator to perform unintended create or delete actions within the plugin. This can result in the creation of rogue records or deletion of legitimate records. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The CVSS score of 4.3 reflects a medium severity with low complexity and requiring user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version 4.5.3 or later of the Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin should be applied to address this vulnerability. Since the vulnerability is due to missing nonce validation, upgrading to the patched version that includes proper nonce checks is the recommended remediation. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data, so users should verify the availability of the fix from the vendor or official plugin repository.
CVE-2026-13729: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Podlove Podcast Publisher
Description
The Podlove Podcast Publisher WordPress plugin before 4.5.3 does not perform nonce validation on some of its administrative create and delete actions, allowing attackers to create rogue records or delete legitimate ones via a forged request (CSRF) when a logged-in administrator is tricked into visiting a crafted page.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Podlove Podcast Publisher
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-13729 is a CSRF vulnerability in Podlove Podcast Publisher WordPress plugin before version 4.5.3. The plugin does not validate nonces on some administrative create and delete operations, enabling attackers to forge requests that a logged-in administrator might unknowingly execute. This can lead to unauthorized creation or deletion of records within the plugin's administrative interface.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a logged-in administrator to perform unintended create or delete actions within the plugin. This can result in the creation of rogue records or deletion of legitimate records. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The CVSS score of 4.3 reflects a medium severity with low complexity and requiring user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version 4.5.3 or later of the Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin should be applied to address this vulnerability. Since the vulnerability is due to missing nonce validation, upgrading to the patched version that includes proper nonce checks is the recommended remediation. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data, so users should verify the availability of the fix from the vendor or official plugin repository.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-29T14:38:21.464Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a6d96d1bf32cb7a344ced60
Added to database: 08/01/2026, 06:48:49 UTC
Last enriched: 08/08/2026, 13:51:53 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 10:01:29 UTC
Views: 54
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