---
id: "CVE-2026-121766"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-121766"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121766"]
title: "WordPress PowerPress podcasting plugin: missing authorization check through 11.18.0"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.4
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "powerpress", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-07T10:17:11+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-07T10:46:41+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-07T10:48:37+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121766", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-07T10:46:41+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# WordPress PowerPress podcasting plugin: missing authorization check through 11.18.0

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-121766 (this .md is for agents)

PowerPress Podcasting, a WordPress plugin by Blubrry, has a missing authorization check that lets requests reach functions without the right access level. The sources do not say what data or actions an attacker gets from it.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed PowerPress version in the WordPress admin plugin list or the plugin's main file header
- Compare the installed version against the affected range: through `11.18.0`

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07T10:46:41+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121766

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Blubrry Podcasting PowerPress Podcasting powerpress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PowerPress Podcasting: from n/a through 11.18.0.

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