CVE-2023-53899 | PodcastGenerator 3.2.9 contains a blind server-side request … | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

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 arbitrary endpoints during podcast episode creation.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2023-53899
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2025-12-16 00:10 UTC
Published: 2025-12-16 17:03 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-28 01:47 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-918
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Vendor / Product: Unknown / Unknown
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

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

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Unknown	Unknown	—	Unknown

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-918	cna	Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.1	MEDIUM	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

References (4)

ExploitDB-51565 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51565
Podcast Generator Product Homepage https://podcastgenerator.net/
Podcast Generator GitHub Repository https://github.com/PodcastGenerator/PodcastGenerator
VulnCheck Advisory: PodcastGenerator 3.2.9 Blind Server-Side Request Forgery via XML Injection https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/podcastgenerator-blind-server-side-request-forgery-via-xml-injection