CVE-2026-118587
PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry <= 11.18.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'width' and 'height' Shortcode Attributes
CVE-2026-118587 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Blubrry Powerpress Podcasting Plugin By Blubrry, published November 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.4 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.28%EPSS, 20th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'width' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 11.18.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability is only exploitable when the site's configured video player is set to html5video, or when the media URL uses a .webm or .ogv extension, as these conditions are required to route the shortcode attributes through the vulnerable powerpressplayer_build_html5video() builder. Successful exploitation additionally requires an action by an editor — the attacker cannot trigger the vulnerability on their own.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 5.4
PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry <= 11.18.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'width' and 'height' Shortcode Attributes
The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'width' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 11.18.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability is only exploitable when the site's configured video player is set to html5video, or when the media URL uses a .webm or .ogv extension, as these conditions are required to route the shortcode attributes through the vulnerable powerpressplayer_build_html5video() builder. Successful exploitation additionally requires an action by an editor — the attacker cannot trigger the vulnerability on their own.
- Record
CVE-2026-118587- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-13
EUVDEUVD-2026-124999 5.4
The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'width' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 11.18.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability is only exploitable when the site's configured video player is set to html5video, or when the media URL uses a .webm or .ogv extension, as these conditions are required to route the shortcode attributes through the vulnerable powerpressplayer_build_html5video() builder. Successful exploitation additionally requires an action by an editor — the attacker cannot trigger the vulnerability on their own.
- Record
EUVD-2026-124999- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-13
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q3h6-37r4-85r5 5.4
The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross...
The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'width' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 11.18.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability is only exploitable when the site's configured video player is set to html5video, or when the media URL uses a .webm or .ogv extension, as these conditions are required to route the shortcode attributes through the vulnerable powerpressplayer_build_html5video() builder. Successful exploitation additionally requires an action by an editor — the attacker cannot trigger the vulnerability on their own.
- Record
GHSA-q3h6-37r4-85r5- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-13
NVD 5.4
The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'width' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 11.18.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability is only exploitable when the site's configured video player is set to html5video, or when the media URL uses a .webm or .ogv extension, as these conditions are required to route the shortcode attributes through the vulnerable powerpressplayer_build_html5video() builder. Successful exploitation additionally requires an action by an editor — the attacker cannot trigger the vulnerability on their own.
- Record
CVE-2026-118587- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-13
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories, NVD | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f5d3930f-d2da-4992-ad3a-228ffd7a5a6c?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/powerpress/tags/11.18.0/powerpress-player.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/powerpress?rev=3782100
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3782099/powerpress/trunk/powerpress-player.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118587
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3h6-37r4-85r5