Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify WordPress site with vulnerable Sonaar plugin active
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ExploitSend unauthenticated HTTP request to plugin AJAX or REST endpoint
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ExecutionBypass missing authorization check (CWE-862)
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ImpactPerform unauthorized write action within plugin scope
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | No authentication is required; the CVSS vector (PR:N) confirms exploitation is possible by unauthenticated remote users. The sole prerequisite is that the target WordPress site has the Sonaar MP3 Audio Player plugin installed and active in version 5.12 or earlier. The specific plugin endpoint or action exposed without authorization is not detailed in available data. Exploitation is limited to integrity impact only - attackers cannot read sensitive data or disrupt service availability. Non-default configurations or specific feature enablement requirements are not stated in available data, and the default plugin installation appears to be the affected state. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium) reflects a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack path with limited integrity impact and no confidentiality or availability consequences (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N). The unchanged scope (S:U) confirms exploitation does not pivot beyond the plugin itself. EPSS data was not provided, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified; however, the absence of a KEV listing and no reported POC suggest opportunistic mass exploitation has not been observed. Real-world priority is moderate: the attack is trivial to execute (no authentication, low complexity) but the achievable impact is constrained - attackers cannot read sensitive data or disrupt availability, only make unauthorized writes within the plugin's functional boundary. Organizations running this plugin on public-facing WordPress installations should treat remediation as a routine patching priority rather than an emergency response. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker identifies a WordPress site running Sonaar MP3 Audio Player 5.12 or earlier and sends a crafted HTTP POST request directly to the plugin's exposed WordPress AJAX or REST endpoint, bypassing the missing authorization check to perform a write action - such as modifying playlist settings or plugin configuration - without any valid session or credentials. No public POC has been identified, but the attack pattern is low-complexity and consistent with widely-documented WordPress broken access control exploitation techniques. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 23, 2026
Broken access control in the MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar WordPress plugin (versions 5.12 and earlier) permits unauthenticated remote attackers to invoke privileged plugin actions without authorization. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms no credentials or user interaction are required, though impact is bounded to low-severity integrity modification with no confidentiality or availability consequence. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at the time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Update the Sonaar MP3 Audio Player plugin to the patched release as documented in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/mp3-music-player-by-sonaar/vulnerability/wordpress-mp3-audio-player-for-music-radio-podcast-by-sonaar-plugin-5-12-broken-access-control-vulnerability - the exact fixed version is not independently confirmed from the data provided, so administrators should verify the current repository version before updating. If an immediate update is not possible, a compensating control is to deactivate the plugin entirely until a patch is applied; this eliminates the attack surface at the cost of losing audio player functionality. Alternatively, a web application firewall rule blocking unauthenticated POST requests to plugin-specific WordPress AJAX endpoints (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin action parameters) may reduce exposure, though this does not eliminate the underlying flaw and may break legitimate functionality.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) describes a failure to verify that a requesting principal holds the permissions necessary to perform a given operation. In the WordPress plugin ecosystem this typically manifests as an AJAX handler or REST API endpoint registered without a nonce check, capability check (e.g., current_user_can()), or equivalent gate, allowing any HTTP client to trigger actions gated only on plugin logic rather than WordPress access control. The affected product is identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:sonaar:mp3_audio_player_for_music,_radio_&_podcast_by_sonaar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, indicating all evaluated versions of the Sonaar-authored plugin distributed via the WordPress plugin repository through version 5.12.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Network-reachable unauthenticated endpoint (PR:N, AV:N) with low complexity; impact confined to limited plugin-scope integrity writes, no confidentiality or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar <= 5.12 versions.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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