Castos Seriously Simple Podcasting Plugin up to 3.17.0 on WordPress missing authentication

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5.3$0-$5k2.30

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Castos Seriously Simple Podcasting Plugin up to 3.17.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in missing authentication. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-112834. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Castos Seriously Simple Podcasting Plugin up to 3.17.0. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Castos Seriously Simple Podcasting seriously-simple-podcasting allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Seriously Simple Podcasting: from n/a through 3.17.0.

The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-112834 since 10/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/20/2026).

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 EUVD (EUVD-2026-105041). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.3
CNA Vector (Patchstack): 🔒

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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/19/2026 CVE reserved
10/20/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
10/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-112834 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-112834
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-422829
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2026 17:17
Updated: 10/20/2026 18:47
Changes: 10/20/2026 17:17 (62), 10/20/2026 18:47 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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