# CVE-2023-53899: PodcastGenerator 3.2.9 Blind Server-Side Request Forgery via XML Injection

> Attackers can trigger arbitrary HTTP requests via XML injection in the episode upload form, potentially accessing internal resources.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 30 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wvwc-5cjj-52f5

## What is CVE-2023-53899?

CVE-2023-53899 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in PodcastGenerator, published on 16 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53899?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Podcastgenerator Podcast Generator.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53899?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-53899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-53899 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53899 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PodcastGenerator

- [CVE-2018-20121](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20121/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-53918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53918/): PodcastGenerator Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Episode Title Field (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2023-53919](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53919/): PodcastGenerator Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Freebox Content Field (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2023-53920](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53920/): PodcastGenerator Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Podcast Title Field (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2025-70336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-70336/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53899 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53899 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in PodcastGenerator, published on 16 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53899 exists.

Affected product: PodcastGenerator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53899/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53899/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53899
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53899
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53899

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53899/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.