CVE-2026-13001 Details.
Podlove Podcast Publisher <= 4.5.1 - Arbitrary File Upload
Atlas does not check this one. Works by exploiting the flaw.
The only reliable test for this one is to try the weakness itself, which can disturb the site. Atlas does not do that, so it does not run this check.
About CVE-2026-13001. What It Means.
Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin for WordPress through 4.5.1 is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the podlove_handle_cache_files function. The image cache derives the stored file extension from the path of the attacker supplied source URL, while the image validation is performed against a different file name taken from the full source URL, so a source URL whose path carries a dangerous extension is written to the cache with that exte…
Affected Product. What Is Hit.
- Vendor
- podlove
- Product
- Podlove Podcasting Plugin For Wordpress
References. Where To Read More.
- https://github.com/podlove/podlove-publisher/commit/5b32468601e903bae2bcacfaf36ff583d2bc9387
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f81a3429-f378-4295-adbe-ad6f1df59701?source=cve
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7gcx-p8g5-3g9x
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3597461/podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13001
FAQ
Common Questions.
Podlove Podcast Publisher <= 4.5.1 - Arbitrary File Upload. Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin for WordPress through 4.5.1 is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the podlove_handle_cache_files function. The image cache derives the stored file extension from the path of the attacker supplied source URL, while the image validation is performed against a different file name taken from the full source URL, so a source URL whose path carries a dangerous extension is written to the cache with that exte…
No. The only reliable test for this one is to try the weakness itself, which can disturb the site. Atlas does not do that, so it does not run this check. The facts about CVE-2026-13001 are on this page, and you can request a demo to see how Brandefense watches your whole external attack surface.
CVE-2026-13001 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing.
Update Podlove Podcasting Plugin For Wordpress to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. Vendor links are listed on this page when they are known.
This page lists the public facts about CVE-2026-13001. Atlas does not run a check for it, so nothing here says whether a particular site is affected.