CVE-2023-53899 is a critical blind server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability affecting PodcastGenerator 3.2.9. Attackers can inject XML into the episode upload form, specifically manipulating the 'shortdesc' parameter, to force the server to make arbitrary HTTP requests to external endpoints during podcast episode creation. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:podcastgenerator:podcast_generator:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.