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CVE-2023-30778

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-08-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 10.0.1 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry plugin <= 10.0.1 versions.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Authenticated (contributor+) stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting plugin versions 10.0.1 and earlier allows attackers with contributor-level site access to inject malicious JavaScript through plugin input fields, which executes when other users view the affected content.

MitigationUpdate Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting plugin to version greater than 10.0.1; if immediate update is not feasible, disable the plugin until patched version is available.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
PowerpressWordPress extension
Affected:<= 10.0.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm PowerPress plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting' in the list
    Affected if Plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Check installed PowerPress version
    In the plugins list, find the version number displayed beneath the plugin name 'Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting'
    Affected if Version displayed is 10.0.1 or lower
  3. Verify plugin is active
    In WordPress Admin > Plugins, confirm the plugin shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive'
    Affected if Plugin status is Active
  4. Identify contributor-level user accounts
    Go to WordPress Admin > Users and review the role assigned to each user account; note any accounts with 'Contributor' role
    Affected if At least one user account has Contributor role or higher (Author, Editor, Admin)

User is affected if PowerPress plugin version is 10.0.1 or lower and the plugin is active with contributor-level or higher user accounts present on the site

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 10.0.1
Interim mitigation

Update Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting plugin to version greater than 10.0.1; if immediate update is not feasible, disable the plugin until patched version is available.

Fix this in Powerpress Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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