CVE-2024-56266 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-56266: WordPress MP3 Audio Player plugin <= 5.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Sonaar
Product MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published January 2, 2025
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in sonaar MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar mp3-music-player-by-sonaar allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar: from n/a through <= 5.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar plugin does not properly check user permissions before allowing access to certain functions. A logged-in user with low privileges can read, modify, or delete data they should not have access to. Update to a version newer than 5.8 to fix this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete data without proper authorization as a low-privilege logged-in user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access or alter plugin data, potentially exposing or corrupting audio player settings and content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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