CVE-2026-24360
📋 TL;DR
This SSRF vulnerability in Seriously Simple Podcasting WordPress plugin allows attackers to make unauthorized requests from the server to internal or external systems. It affects all WordPress sites running Seriously Simple Podcasting version 3.14.1 or earlier. Attackers can potentially access internal services or perform port scanning through the vulnerable server.
💻 Affected Systems
- Seriously Simple Podcasting WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access internal services, exfiltrate sensitive data from internal networks, perform port scanning, or chain with other vulnerabilities to achieve remote code execution.
Likely Case
Attackers scanning internal networks, accessing metadata services (like AWS/Azure instance metadata), or making requests to internal APIs to gather information.
If Mitigated
Limited to making HTTP requests to allowed destinations only, with no data exfiltration or further exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
SSRF vulnerabilities typically require some level of access or specific conditions to trigger. No public exploit code identified at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: > 3.14.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Seriously Simple Podcasting. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate seriously-simple-podcasting
Network Restrictions
allImplement network-level restrictions to block outbound requests from web servers to internal networks.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block SSRF patterns
- Restrict outbound network access from web servers using firewall rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Seriously Simple Podcasting version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get seriously-simple-podcasting --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is > 3.14.1 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual outbound HTTP requests from web server to internal IPs
- Requests to metadata services (169.254.169.254, 100.100.100.200)
- Multiple failed connection attempts to various ports
Network Indicators:
- Web server making unexpected outbound HTTP requests
- Requests to internal network ranges from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (dest_ip=169.254.169.254 OR dest_ip=100.100.100.200 OR dest_network="10.0.0.0/8" OR dest_network="172.16.0.0/12" OR dest_network="192.168.0.0/16")