CVE-2026-16293 json
Blubrry PowerPress < 11.16.11 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Podcast Episode Chapters URL
published 2026-08-04 3 mo ago modified 2026-08-26 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-52596
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry WordPress plugin before 11.16.11 does not sanitise and escape some of its Podcast Episode settings, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Patch / fix
- Unknown PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry 11.16.11
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04aa5ba8-2654-4e71-90af-83cfd92635f8/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unknown PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/04aa5ba8-2654-4e71-90af-83cfd92635f8/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-16293
- NVD CVE-2026-16293
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.