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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Scope Changed because SSRF reaches internal network hosts beyond the WordPress component; Confidentiality Low as only RSS/XML-parseable responses are returned; no integrity or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
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5DescriptionCVE.org
The Podcast Player WordPress plugin before 8.3.1 does not validate the destination of a server-side request built from user-supplied input, allowing unauthenticated attackers to make the server issue requests to arbitrary hosts and read back responses that parse as RSS/XML.
AnalysisAI
Server-side request forgery in the Podcast Player WordPress plugin (all versions before 8.3.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to force the server to issue HTTP requests to arbitrary hosts - including internal cloud metadata services, internal APIs, and private network endpoints - and read back any response that parses as RSS/XML. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms zero-friction exploitation requiring no credentials and no user interaction against any WordPress site running an affected plugin version. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | The Podcast Player WordPress plugin must be installed and active, running any version below 8.3.1. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The NVD CVSS score of 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) captures the low friction of exploitation but may understate real-world impact by using S:U; the SSRF traverses beyond the vulnerable WordPress component to internal network hosts, which better supports S:C and a score closer to 6.1 on an independent assessment. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | The primary fix is to update the Podcast Player plugin to version 8.3.1 or later (vendor-released patch: 8.3.1), which introduces server-side destination validation for outbound RSS feed requests. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Same weakness CWE-918 – Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
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EUVD-2026-55019
GHSA-fx75-97x2-v9j2