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CVE-2026-16099: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in eteubert Podlove Podcast Publisher

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-16099cvecve-2026-16099cwe-502
Published: 08/16/2026 (08/16/2026, 04:24:51 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: eteubert
Product: Podlove Podcast Publisher

Description

The Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the create_link_item function in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). A viable POP chain exists within the plugin itself via Podlove\ImageCache\GenerationGuard, whose __destruct() method invokes wp_delete_file() with an attacker-controlled file path populated through unserialization.

CVSS v3.1

Score 8.8high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2026-07-17T14:21:10.469Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a813f88bf8831d539784bcd

Added to database: 08/16/2026, 04:41:44 UTC

Last updated: 08/16/2026, 04:41:44 UTC

Views: 1

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