Is CVE-2026-12098 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-12098 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-12098?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 18 June 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting plugin <= 11.16.8.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-12098?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-12098 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-12098?

Check whether you run Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting plugin at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-12098: Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting stored XSS in embed meta field

Q: Is there a fix for CVE-2026-12098?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

Q: How is CVE-2026-12098 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Q: Am I affected by CVE-2026-12098?

Check whether you run Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting plugin at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-12098 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.4 · Published 2026-06-18

The PowerPress Podcasting plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to a security flaw that allows users with author-level permissions to inject malicious scripts into website pages. This occurs through the podcast episode 'embed' field, which fails to properly clean user input. If exploited, an attacker could execute code in the browsers of other site visitors, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data theft.

Vendors: Blubrry.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-12098 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-12098 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-12098?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 18 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting plugin <= 11.16.8.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-12098?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-12098 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-12098?: Check whether you run Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting plugin at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The PowerPress Podcasting plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the 'embed' Episode Meta Field. The vulnerability exists because the plugin uses update_post_meta() to store the embed value directly, bypassing the standard WordPress post content pipeline and its associated kses-on-save filtering. This allows authenticated attackers with Author-level privileges or higher—who typically lack the 'unfiltered_html' capability—to inject malicious scripts. These scripts are then executed in the context of any user who views the affected podcast episode page. The issue is present in all versions up to and including 11.16.8.

Affected products

Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry <= 11.16.8

Timeline

2026-06-18: disclosed
2026-06-18: advisory

References

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