CVE-2025-59584 WordPress Penci Podcast Plugin <= 1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Penci Podcast plugin, potentially stealing user data or hijacking sessions.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-59584?
CVE-2025-59584 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PenciDesign Penci Podcast, published on 22 Sep 2025. 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 PenciDesign Penci Podcast penci-podcast allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Penci Podcast: from n/a through <= 1.6.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59584?
How do I fix CVE-2025-59584?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59584 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-2025-59584 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59584 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5fj8-j4fc-5wfp.