CVE-2023-52205 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-52205: WordPress HTML5 SoundCloud Player Plugin <= 2.8.0 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection

Vendor Svnlabs Softwares

Product HTML5 SoundCloud Player with Playlist Free

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published January 8, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in SVNLabs Softwares HTML5 SoundCloud Player with Playlist Free.This issue affects HTML5 SoundCloud Player with Playlist Free: from n/a through 2.8.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The HTML5 SoundCloud Player with Playlist Free plugin through version 2.8.0 deserializes untrusted data without validation. An authenticated administrator can craft a malicious serialized object to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site. This requires admin-level access but can lead to complete site compromise.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary PHP code on the site with full privileges.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account can execute code, modify content, steal data, or take the site offline.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access to the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 8, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52205 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html AskarLabs — CWE-502 write-up Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-52205

CWE CWE-502

CVSS 9.1 / CRITICAL

Affected versions