Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-58204 is an open redirect issue in the WordPress Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin through version 4.2.5. It can let an attacker abuse a trusted site link to send users to a malicious site, mainly supporting phishing rather than direct system takeover.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate phishing-enablement issue. It should be remediated during normal vulnerability SLAs, faster for high-trust public sites or customer-facing podcast pages because it can damage brand trust.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-601 URL redirection to an untrusted site in podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress. CVSS 3.1 is 4.7 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality impact. The supplied sources do not identify a fixed version or vulnerable parameter.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using Podlove Podcast Publisher version 4.2.5 or earlier. The practical risk is highest where the site brand is trusted by customers, donors, subscribers, or employees who may click shared links.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. Successful abuse requires a user to click a crafted link. Impact is mainly phishing and trust abuse, not confirmed code execution or data modification.
Researcher notes
The bundle supports affected versions through 4.2.5, CWE-601, and CVSS 4.7. It does not provide exploit details, a fixed version, route names, parameters, or active exploitation evidence. Avoid stronger claims unless new vendor or KEV evidence appears.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Podlove Podcast Publisher and record installed versions.
- Prioritize update or removal for installations at version 4.2.5 or earlier.
- Check vendor and Patchstack guidance for a confirmed fixed release before choosing upgrade targets.
- Disable the plugin where it is not business-critical and no fixed version is available.
- Warn support and marketing teams about suspicious links using trusted podcast URLs.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress is installed on each WordPress property.
- Compare installed plugin versions against the affected range through 4.2.5.
- Review vendor, CVE, and Patchstack pages for updated remediation details.
- Review web logs for unusual redirect-heavy requests, without assuming compromise.
- Validate that public links no longer redirect to untrusted external destinations after remediation.
Public sources used
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CWE-601: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.7MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CWE details
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URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.