Vulnerability · Published Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-2988Blubrry PowerPress <= 11.15.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via powerpress and podcast Shortcodes
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry from blubrry. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Blubrry PowerPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'powerpress' and 'podcast' shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 11.15.15 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| blubrry | PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry | 0 – through 11.15.15 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N