What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-39505?

CVE-2026-39505 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Seriously Simple Podcasting CVE-2026-39505

Q: Which versions of Seriously Simple Podcasting are affected by CVE-2026-39505?

Missing authorization in Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive podcast information through incorrectly configured access controls.

EUVD-2026-20170 MEDIUM

Missing Authorization (CWE-862)

2026-04-08 Patchstack

GHSA-cf7f-xm6m-hvfh

WordPress Authentication Bypass Seriously Simple Podcasting Wordpress Plugin

5.3

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack

Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY

5.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

EUVD ID Assigned

Apr 08, 2026 - 08:45 euvd

EUVD-2026-20170

Analysis Generated

Apr 08, 2026 - 08:45 vuln.today

CVE Published

Apr 08, 2026 - 08:30 nvd

MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting seriously-simple-podcasting allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Seriously Simple Podcasting: from n/a through <= 3.14.2.

AnalysisAI

Missing authorization in Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive podcast information through incorrectly configured access controls. The vulnerability affects versions 3.14.2 and earlier of the WordPress plugin. CVSS 5.3 with 0.02% EPSS score indicates limited real-world exploitation likelihood despite the network-accessible attack vector. No public exploit code or active CISA KEV listing confirms this as a lower-priority authorization disclosure issue.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability falls under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), a fundamental access control weakness where the application fails to enforce proper permission checks on sensitive operations or data access. In the Seriously Simple Podcasting WordPress plugin, the broken access control logic allows unauthenticated users (PR:N in CVSS vector) to exploit misconfigured security levels that should restrict access to podcast metadata or configuration. The plugin, distributed as cpe:2.3:a:craig_hewitt:seriously_simple_podcasting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, implements insufficient validation of user roles or capabilities before serving protected podcast resources. WordPress plugins rely on the plugin_can_be_activated_on_this_site() and current_user_can() functions to enforce access; failure to call these functions on sensitive endpoints directly results in authorization bypass.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting to version 3.14.3 or later. The vendor has released a patched version addressing the access control misconfiguration; WordPress administrators should navigate to their plugin dashboard, locate Seriously Simple Podcasting, and apply the available update. Consult the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/seriously-simple-podcasting/vulnerability/wordpress-seriously-simple-podcasting-plugin-3-14-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) for detailed patch notes. In the interim, restrict direct access to sensitive podcast endpoints via Web Application Firewall rules if upgrade timing cannot be expedited.