Castos Seriously Simple Podcasting Plugin up to 3.17.0 on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Castos Seriously Simple Podcasting Plugin up to 3.17.0. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-112833. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Castos Seriously Simple Podcasting Plugin up to 3.17.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation 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:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Castos Seriously Simple Podcasting seriously-simple-podcasting allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Seriously Simple Podcasting: from n/a through 3.17.0.

The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-112833 since 10/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-105038). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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-2026-112833 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-112833
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-422833
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2026 17:19
Updated: 10/20/2026 18:47
Changes: 10/20/2026 17:19 (62), 10/20/2026 18:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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