Podlove Podcast PublisherWordPress extension · Podlove
CVE-2024-32139
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 · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Podlove Podlove Podcast Publisher.This issue affects Podlove Podcast Publisher: from n/a through 4.0.12.
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 · low confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in Podlove Podcast Publisher WordPress plugin. The vulnerability allows injection of malicious SQL commands through unsanitized user input, potentially enabling unauthorized data access or manipulation of the database.
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
Podlove Podcast PublisherWordPress extension
<= 4.0.12CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Podlove Podcast Publisher is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and look for 'Podlove Podcast Publisher' in the installed plugins listAffected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins, find Podlove Podcast Publisher and view the version number displayed under the plugin nameAffected if The version number is 4.0.12 or lower
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Verify WordPress admin accessLog into the WordPress admin dashboard and confirm you have administrator privilegesAffected if Admin access is available, which would be required to exploit the SQL injection via plugin functionality
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Check for unusual database activityReview WordPress database logs or plugin error logs for unexpected or suspicious SQL queries, particularly those containing UNION statements, conditional logic (AND/OR), or unexpected parameter values in podcast-related tablesAffected if Suspicious SQL patterns are found in logs associated with Podlove plugin requests
A WordPress installation with Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin version 4.0.12 or lower is likely affected if the plugin is active and accessible to users who can trigger the unsanitized input vector.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 dataUpdate Podlove Podcast Publisher to a version beyond 4.0.12 that contains the security patch. If no patched version is available, implement parameterized queries or input validation at the vulnerable code location.
Fix this in Podlove Podcast Publisher
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-32139 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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