eteubert Podlove Podcast Publisher Plugin up to 4.5.6 on WordPress Auphonic Webhook Endpoint status_string cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in eteubert Podlove Podcast Publisher Plugin up to 4.5.6. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Auphonic Webhook Endpoint. This manipulation of the argument status_string causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-93775. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in eteubert Podlove Podcast Publisher Plugin up to 4.5.6. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Auphonic Webhook Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument status_string with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Auphonic Webhook in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The injection is triggered by submitting a request to the Auphonic webhook endpoint with any POST body where the status_string field is not the literal string 'Done', causing the full raw POST superglobal to be stored in the plugin log before any authentication key validation is performed.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-93775 since 09/18/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/18/2026 CVE reserved
10/10/2026 +22 days Advisory disclosed
10/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-93775 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-93775
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-416089

Entryinfo

Created: 10/10/2026 08:11
Changes: 10/10/2026 08:11 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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