PodcastGenerator 3.2.9 Blind Server-Side Request Forgery via XML Injection

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    "title": "PodcastGenerator 3.2.9 Blind Server-Side Request Forgery via XML Injection",
    "summary": "PodcastGenerator 3.2.9 contains a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to inject XML in the episode upload form. Attackers can manipulate the 'shortdesc' parameter to trigger external HTTP requests to arbitrary endpoints during podcast episode creation.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:33.018701208Z",
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      "references": [
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        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53899.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53899",
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        "https://github.com/PodcastGenerator/PodcastGenerator",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51565"
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  "published_at": "2025-12-16T17:03:47.087+00:00"
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