CVE-2023-53899

PodcastGenerator 3.2.9 contains a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to inject XML in the episode upload form. Attackers can manipulate the 'shortdesc' parameter to trigger external HTTP requests to arbitrary endpoints during podcast episode creation.

CVSS 4.0

5.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 46% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-918

Published

2025-12-16

Modified

2026-09-30

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• podcastgenerator:podcast_generator

References

• https://github.com/PodcastGenerator/PodcastGenerator
• https://podcastgenerator.net/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51565
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/podcastgenerator-blind-server-side-request-forgery-via-xml-injection

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