CVE-2026-16099 (GCVE-0-2026-16099)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-16 04:24
Modified
2026-08-17 15:42
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CWE
- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Summary
The Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the create_link_item function in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). A viable POP chain exists within the plugin itself via Podlove\ImageCache\GenerationGuard, whose __destruct() method invokes wp_delete_file() with an attacker-controlled file path populated through unserialization.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eteubert | Podlove Podcast Publisher |
Version: 0 ≤ 4.5.3 |
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| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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