Buzzsprout Podcasting
Buzzsprout Podcasting has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2023; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.4, and the most serious one scores 6.4 out of 10.
The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).
The one issue recorded for Buzzsprout Podcasting has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.
All of these findings were reported by István Márton. Buzzsprout Podcasting is installed on roughly 5,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
CVE-2023-5335Buzzsprout Podcasting <= 1.8.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
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Buzzsprout Podcasting
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Buzzsprout is the easiest way to host, promote, and track your podcast. This is the official Buzzsprout plugin for WordPress: connect your show once with your RSS feed URL, then embed episodes anywhere on your site using native editor blocks. Buzzsprout Player block Embed any episode with Buzzsprout’s audio player. Always play the latest episode — set it once and your page updates itself every time you publish Or pick a specific episode with a searchable picker covering your whole catalog Live player preview right in the editor Paste an old [buzzsprout] shortcode and it converts to a Player block automatically Buzzsprout Episode List block Show your episodes, your way: Playlist player — Buzzsprout’s multi-episode player; show all episodes or the 5, 10, or 20 most recent Simple list — a clean, theme-matching list of titles with dates and durations; visitors click an episode to expand its player in place Filter by tags — either display can be limited to episodes with specific tags, so you can build pages per topic or season Both blocks preview live in the editor, work in the Site Editor and block themes, support wide/full alignment and spacing controls, and inherit your theme’s colors. Classic tools, still supported The [buzzsprout episode='123'] shortcode from earlier versions keeps working unchanged Classic-editor users can still pick episodes from the Add Media window Setup No API keys, no configuration maze: paste your Buzzsprout RSS feed URL (Settings → Buzzsprout Podcasting) and you’re done. Episodes are fetched from your feed and cached for 15 minutes. You can learn more about Buzzsprout and create a FREE account at www.buzzsprout.com.
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