Podlove Podcast PublisherWordPress extension · Podlove
CVE-2024-52393
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 · uneditedDeserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Eric Teubert Podlove Podcast Publisher podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress.This issue affects Podlove Podcast Publisher: from n/a through <= 4.1.15.
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 confidenceA deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability exists in Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin for WordPress versions through 4.1.15. This type of flaw occurs when the application deserializes data from untrusted sources without proper validation, potentially enabling remote code execution or other attacks depending on the application's deserialization implementation.
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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
Podlove Podcast PublisherWordPress extension
<= 4.1.15CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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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Locate the Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin filesCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder containing 'podlove' - typically named 'podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress' or similar.Affected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory.
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Identify the installed versionOpen the plugin's readme.txt file or main PHP file within the plugin folder and locate the 'Version:' header entry, or check the WordPress plugin admin page for the installed version.Affected if The version listed is 4.1.15 or any earlier version (e.g., 4.1.14, 4.1.0, 3.x.x).
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Confirm the plugin is activeLog into the WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Verify whether Podlove Podcast Publisher shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive' or 'Must Use'.Affected if The plugin is currently active on the WordPress site.
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Check for vulnerable deserialization entry pointsExamine the plugin's PHP files, particularly any handlers for AJAX requests, REST API endpoints, or admin actions that process serialized data via unserialize() calls. Common locations include admin.php, ajax/*.php, or api/*.php within the plugin folder.Affected if The plugin contains code using unserialize() on user-supplied input without prior sanitization, which is typical for this CVE type.
A user is affected if the Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin is installed with version 4.1.15 or lower and is currently active on the WordPress site.
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 the latest patched version as soon as possible. If no patched version is available, consider disabling the plugin or implementing additional access controls until a fix is released.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing2.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-52393 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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