# CVE-2023-6444: Seriously Simple Podcasting < 3.0.0 - Unauthenticated Administrator Email Disclosure

> Unauthenticated attackers can disclose the podcast owner's email address, which defaults to the admin email, via a crafted request.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qhfg-qx72-6jw4

## What is CVE-2023-6444?

CVE-2023-6444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Seriously Simple Podcasting, published on 11 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Seriously Simple Podcasting WordPress plugin before 3.0.0 discloses the Podcast owner's email address (which by default is the admin email address) via an unauthenticated crafted request.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6444?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Castos Seriously Simple Podcasting.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6444?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6444 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6444 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Proof of concept on Unauthenticated Administrator Email Disclosure CVE-2023-6444 (github_poc): https://github.com/Wayne-Ker/CVE-2023-6444-POC
- Seriously Simple Podcasting < 3.0.0 - Information Disclosure (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-6444.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Seriously Simple Podcasting

- [CVE-2024-25599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25599/): WordPress Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin <= 3.0.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-9667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9667/): Seriously Simple Podcasting <= 3.5.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via add_query_arg Parameter (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-49923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49923/): WordPress Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin <= 3.11.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2025-46261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46261/): WordPress Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin <= 3.9.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-4571](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4571/): Seriously Simple Podcasting < 2.19.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6444 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Seriously Simple Podcasting, published on 11 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6444 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Seriously Simple Podcasting. 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-2023-6444/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6444/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6444
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6444
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6444

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6444/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.