# CVE-2024-43984: WordPress Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin <= 4.1.13 - CSRF to Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

> A CSRF vulnerability in the Podlove Podcast Publisher WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject code and execute remote commands.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7gfw-hc24-935p

## What is CVE-2024-43984?

CVE-2024-43984 is a critical vulnerability in Podlove Podcast Publisher, published on 31 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Podlove Podlove Podcast Publisher allows Code Injection.This issue affects Podlove Podcast Publisher: from n/a through 4.1.13.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43984?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Podlove Podlove Podcast Publisher.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-43984?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-43984 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Podlove Podcast Publisher

- [CVE-2021-24666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24666/): Podlove Podcast Publisher < 3.5.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-10942](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10942/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-52393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52393/): WordPress Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin <= 4.1.15 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2017-12949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12949/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-32139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32139/): WordPress Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin <= 4.0.12 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-43984 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-43984 is a critical vulnerability in Podlove Podcast Publisher, published on 31 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Podlove Podcast Publisher. 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-2024-43984/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43984/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43984
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43984
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43984

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43984/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.