# CVE-2024-32140: WordPress Libsyn Publisher Hub plugin <= 1.4.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users via the Libsyn Publisher Hub plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gfwx-97cp-vqxm

## What is CVE-2024-32140?

CVE-2024-32140 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Libsyn Publisher Hub, published on 15 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in libsyn Libsyn Publisher Hub libsyn-podcasting.This issue affects Libsyn Publisher Hub: from n/a through <= 1.4.4.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32140?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Libsyn Libsyn Publisher Hub.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-32140?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-32140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-32140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Libsyn Publisher Hub

- [CVE-2023-45835](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45835/): WordPress Libsyn Publisher Hub Plugin <= 1.4.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-25057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25057/): WordPress Libsyn Publisher Hub Plugin <= 1.3.2 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-45834](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45834/): WordPress Libsyn Publisher Hub Plugin <= 1.4.4 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-32140 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-32140 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Libsyn Publisher Hub, published on 15 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Libsyn Publisher Hub. 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-2024-32140/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32140/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32140
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32140
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-32140

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32140/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.