CVE-2025-49923 WordPress Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin <= 3.11.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users via DOM-based XSS in the Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-49923?
CVE-2025-49923 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting, published on 22 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting seriously-simple-podcasting allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Seriously Simple Podcasting: from n/a through <= 3.11.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49923?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Castos Seriously Simple Podcasting.
How do I fix CVE-2025-49923?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49923 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-49923 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49923 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting
- CVE-2024-25599 WordPress Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin <= 3.0.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-9667 Seriously Simple Podcasting <= 3.5.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via add_query_arg Parameter
- CVE-2025-46261 WordPress Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin <= 3.9.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2022-4571 Seriously Simple Podcasting < 2.19.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2022-40132 WordPress Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin <= 2.16.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-98cc-87q9-qq36.