CVE-2023-53899

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/PodcastGenerator/PodcastGenerator	Product
https://podcastgenerator.net/	Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51565	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/podcastgenerator-blind-server-side-request-forgery-via-xml-injection	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:podcastgenerator:podcast_generator:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

30 Dec 2025, 18:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/PodcastGenerator/PodcastGenerator -~~	() https://github.com/PodcastGenerator/PodcastGenerator - Product
References	~~() https://podcastgenerator.net/ -~~	() https://podcastgenerator.net/ - Product
References	~~() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51565 -~~	() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51565 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/podcastgenerator-blind-server-side-request-forgery-via-xml-injection -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/podcastgenerator-blind-server-side-request-forgery-via-xml-injection - Third Party Advisory
First Time		Podcastgenerator podcast Generator Podcastgenerator
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:podcastgenerator:podcast_generator:3.2.9:::::::*

16 Dec 2025, 18:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/podcastgenerator-blind-server-side-request-forgery-via-xml-injection -

16 Dec 2025, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-12-16 17:16

Updated : 2025-12-30 18:42

NVD link : CVE-2023-53899

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53899

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53899

JSON object : View

Products Affected

podcastgenerator

podcast_generator

CWE

CWE-918

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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