CVE-2026-39505: Missing Authorization in Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting seriously-simple-podcasting allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Seriously Simple Podcasting: from n/a through <= 3.14.2.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Seriously Simple Podcasting arises from missing authorization checks, which means that certain actions or data may be accessible without proper permission validation. The affected versions include all releases up to 3.14.2. The CVSS score of 5.3 reflects a network attack vector with low complexity and no privileges or user interaction required, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability. No official fix or vendor advisory is currently available, and the vulnerability is not related to a cloud service.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit the missing authorization to gain unauthorized access to certain data or functionality within the Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin, potentially leading to limited confidentiality impact. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should monitor for updates from the vendor. No specific temporary mitigations are provided in the available data.
CVE-2026-39505: Missing Authorization in Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting seriously-simple-podcasting allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Seriously Simple Podcasting: from n/a through <= 3.14.2.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Seriously Simple Podcasting arises from missing authorization checks, which means that certain actions or data may be accessible without proper permission validation. The affected versions include all releases up to 3.14.2. The CVSS score of 5.3 reflects a network attack vector with low complexity and no privileges or user interaction required, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability. No official fix or vendor advisory is currently available, and the vulnerability is not related to a cloud service.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit the missing authorization to gain unauthorized access to certain data or functionality within the Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin, potentially leading to limited confidentiality impact. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should monitor for updates from the vendor. No specific temporary mitigations are provided in the available data.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-07T10:47:50.136Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d616f71cc7ad14da4afb71
Added to database: 4/8/2026, 8:51:03 AM
Last enriched: 4/30/2026, 2:30:37 AM
Last updated: 5/23/2026, 8:00:07 PM
Views: 39
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