Mp3 Audio Player For Music\, Radio \& PodcastWordPress extension · Sonaar
CVE-2024-56266
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Sonaar MP3 Audio Player WordPress plugin (versions up to 5.8) contains a missing authorization vulnerability where certain functionality is not properly constrained by access control lists (ACLs). This allows authenticated users with limited privileges to access administrative or privileged functionality they should not have access to, resulting in privilege escalation. The specific vulnerable endpoints or functions are not detailed in available documentation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Mp3 Audio Player For Music\, Radio \& PodcastWordPress extension
< 5.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify plugin installation and versionNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins. Locate 'Sonaar MP3 Audio Player For Music, Radio & Podcast' and note the version number displayed.Affected if The plugin is installed and the version listed is 5.8 or lower (any version below 5.9)
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Confirm vulnerable version rangeCompare your installed version against the affected range: versions prior to 5.9 are vulnerable. Check the plugin's changelog or readme.txt file in the plugin directory for exact version confirmation.Affected if Installed version is less than 5.9
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Audit user accounts for privilege escalationGo to WordPress admin > Users. Review the list of users and their assigned roles. Look for any user accounts with Administrator or Editor roles that were created recently or that you do not recognize.Affected if Unexpected Administrator or high-privilege accounts exist that were not created by known administrators
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Review admin action logs for unauthorized accessIf activity logging plugins (like WP Activity Log or Simple History) are installed, search the logs for actions performed by users with Subscriber or Contributor roles that involve plugin settings, user management, or other administrative functions.Affected if Low-privilege users (Subscriber, Contributor) have performed actions they should not be capable of (e.g., modifying plugin options, accessing other user data)
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Check for unauthorized changes to user capabilitiesUse a database query or user management tool to inspect the wp_usermeta table (or equivalent) for wp_capabilities meta entries. Compare actual capabilities against expected roles for each user account.Affected if Users possess capabilities or roles beyond what was originally assigned to them
You are affected if the Sonaar MP3 Audio Player plugin is installed with version 5.8 or lower, regardless of whether you observe actual exploitation evidence.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped5.9
Update the Sonaar MP3 Audio Player plugin to the latest version beyond 5.8, which should include proper capability checks and authorization controls for all sensitive functions. If no update is available, audit the plugin code for missing current_user_can() checks and nonce validations on admin AJAX actions and other privileged endpoints.
5.9
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find the 'Mp3 Audio Player For Music, Radio & Podcast' (mp3-music-player-by-sonaar) plugin
- Verify current version is 5.8 or earlier (vulnerable)
- If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 5.9
- After upgrade, verify the plugin version shows 5.9
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Mp3 Audio Player For Music\, Radio \& Podcast
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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