{"id":"CVE-2023-53899","title":"PodcastGenerator 3.2.9 contains a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to inject XML in the episode upload form","summary":"PodcastGenerator 3.2.9 contains a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to inject XML in the episode upload form. Attackers can manipulate the 'shortdesc' parameter to trigger external HTTP requests to arb…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-918"],"vendor":"podcastgenerator","product":"podcast_generator","affected":["podcast_generator = 3.2.9"],"published":"2025-12-16","updated":"2026-09-30","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-30T18:17:52.817","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53899","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/PodcastGenerator/PodcastGenerator","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://podcastgenerator.net/","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51565","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/podcastgenerator-blind-server-side-request-forgery-via-xml-injection","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","exploit-available"],"epss":0.00571,"epssPercentile":0.45134,"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2025-12-16T21:42:27.212367Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-30T18:17:24.568Z","slug":"CVE-2023-53899","body":"## Overview\n\nPodcastGenerator 3.2.9 contains a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to inject XML in the episode upload form. Attackers can manipulate the 'shortdesc' parameter to trigger external HTTP requests to arbitrary endpoints during podcast episode creation.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `podcast_generator = 3.2.9`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":66,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}