Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in Podlove Podcast Publisher Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2026-13001

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Podlove Podcast Publisher
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 July 2026

What is CVE-2026-13001?

The Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin for WordPress is susceptible to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation within the 'podlove_handle_cache_files' function. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.5.1. Attackers, without authentication, can exploit this flaw to upload malicious files to the server hosting the affected site, potentially leading to unauthorized remote code execution. Site administrators are urged to update to the latest version to mitigate this security risk.

Affected Version(s)

Podlove Podcast Publisher 0 <= 4.5.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/podlove-podcas...
https://github.com/podlove/podlove-publisher/commit/5b324...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Talal Nasraddeen
.