How to fix CVE-2024-9227?

During next maintenance window: Identify affected systems running by Blubrry WordPress plugin and apply vendor patches when convenient. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Is Powerpress affected by CVE-2024-9227?

Organizations using by Blubrry WordPress plugin should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-9227, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 4.8. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available.

CVE-2024-9227

MEDIUM

2025-05-15 [email protected]

WordPress XSS Powerpress

4.8

CVSS 3.1

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:42 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Jun 05, 2025 - 14:21 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

May 15, 2025 - 20:16 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry WordPress plugin before 11.9.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings when adding a podcast, which could allow admin users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

AnalysisAI

The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry WordPress plugin before 11.9.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings when adding a podcast, which could allow admin users to perform Stored. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry WordPress plugin before 11.9.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings when adding a podcast, which could allow admin users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed. Affected products include: Blubrry Powerpress. Version information: before 11.9.18.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

CVE-2024-9227 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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