Libsyn Publisher HubWordPress extension · Libsyn
CVE-2024-32140
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 Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in libsyn Libsyn Publisher Hub libsyn-podcasting.This issue affects Libsyn Publisher Hub: from n/a through <= 1.4.4.
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 confidenceStored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Libsyn Publisher Hub where user-supplied input is not properly neutralized before being rendered in web pages. This allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the context of other users' browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement.
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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
Libsyn Publisher HubWordPress extension
<= 1.4.4CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Libsyn Publisher Hub installationLocate the Libsyn Publisher Hub web application files or service on your system. Check the application version in the software's about page, configuration files, or headers returned by the web server.Affected if The application is installed and accessible via web browser.
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Determine installed versionAccess the version information through the web interface admin panel, or inspect application files for version metadata. Compare the version number to the affected range.Affected if The installed version is 1.4.4 or any earlier version.
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Identify user input fields in the web interfaceLog into Libsyn Publisher Hub as a user and navigate to areas where content can be created or edited, such as podcast settings, episode descriptions, show notes, or profile fields.Affected if The application allows logged-in users to submit text content that gets stored and displayed.
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Verify content rendering without encodingSubmit a test string containing HTML or script tags (for example: <script>alert(1)</script>) in a user input field and then view where that content is displayed back in the interface.Affected if The submitted content renders as raw HTML or executes JavaScript instead of being displayed as plain text.
A user is affected if Libsyn Publisher Hub version 1.4.4 or earlier is installed and user-submitted content fields are rendered without proper output encoding.
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 dataImplement context-aware output encoding for all user-generated content before rendering in HTML. Additionally, apply input validation and Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution.
Fix this in Libsyn Publisher Hub
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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- 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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