Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting Plugin up to 11.17.0 on WordPress server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting Plugin up to 11.17.0. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-16294. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting Plugin up to 11.17.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry WordPress plugin before 11.17.1 does not validate one of its Podcast Episode URL settings before performing a server-side request with it, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Server-Side Request Forgery attacks that can target internal services.

The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-16294 since 07/20/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 11.17.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PowerPress Podcasting Plugin 11.17.1

Timelineinfo

07/20/2026 CVE reserved
08/12/2026 +23 days Advisory disclosed
08/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16294 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16294
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-388946

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2026 08:25
Changes: 08/12/2026 08:25 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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