PodcastGenerator 3.2.9 HTTP Request shortdesc server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PodcastGenerator 3.2.9. Impacted is an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument shortdesc results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-53899. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PodcastGenerator 3.2.9. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument shortdesc with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared by Mirabbas Ağalarov as 51565. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-53899 since 12/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (51565). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

12/16/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/16/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
12/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/01/2026 +16 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 51565
Researcher: Mirabbas Ağalarov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-53899 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-53899
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336924
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2025 21:50
Updated: 01/01/2026 10:39
Changes: 12/16/2025 21:50 (80), 12/17/2025 13:08 (1), 12/30/2025 20:37 (11), 01/01/2026 10:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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