Is MP3 Audio Player safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (5.16). As of 2026-11-04. 18 issues are on record for older versions; version 5.16 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep MP3 Audio Player on the latest version (5.16) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of MP3 Audio Player are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Cross-site scripting (XSS) (5.9 up to (not including) 5.16, fixed in 5.16); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (5.14.2 and older, fixed in 5.15); Cross-site scripting (XSS) (5.13.1 and older, fixed in 5.14); Missing authorization check (5.12 and older, fixed in 5.13); Server-side request forgery (SSRF) (5.11 and older, fixed in 5.12); Missing authorization check (4.0 to 5.10, fixed in 5.11). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of MP3 Audio Player?

5.16, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-22). It has 20,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my MP3 Audio Player is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update mp3-music-player-by-sonaar). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · mp3-music-player-by-sonaar · data as of 2026-11-04

Is MP3 Audio Player safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 5.16
Last updated: 2026-10-22
Active installs: 20,000+
Known issues on record: 18
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 5.6+

The most advanced Audio Player for Music & Podcast. For Elementor, Gutenberg, WooCommerce and more. Add unlimited players to any pages! — by sonaar

What to do

Update to the latest version (5.16). Anything older than 5.16 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get mp3-music-player-by-sonaar --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update mp3-music-player-by-sonaar updates it.

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

18 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 6.8 CVE-2026-111967 · published 2026-10-28

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.9 up to (not including) 5.16)

Affected: 5.9 up to (not including) 5.16
Fixed in: 5.16
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP

Details from the advisory

The MP3 Audio Player WordPress plugin before 5.16 does not escape one of its audio player shortcode attributes before outputting it into an HTML attribute, allowing users with Contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes when another user, such as an administrator previewing a pending post, views the content.

NVD CVE-2026-111967 WPScan advisory

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-16776 · published 2026-10-10

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.14.2 and older)

Affected: 5.14.2 and older
Fixed in: 5.15 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 5.14.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. WordPress's save-time wp_kses_post does not neutralize the payload because the attack is delivered via shortcode attributes rather than raw HTML in post content, allowing the unescaped values to survive to render time.

NVD CVE-2026-16776 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-104673 · published 2026-10-05

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.14.2 and older)

Affected: 5.14.2 and older
Fixed in: 5.15
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Sonaar MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar mp3-music-player-by-sonaar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar: from n/a through 5.14.2.

NVD CVE-2026-104673 Patchstack advisory

high 7.1 CVE-2026-81289 · published 2026-09-02

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.13.1 and older)

Affected: 5.13.1 and older
Fixed in: 5.14
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar <= 5.13.1 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-81289 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2026-65506 · published 2026-07-23

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (5.12 and older)

Affected: 5.12 and older
Fixed in: 5.13
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar <= 5.12 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-65506 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2026-39647 · published 2026-04-08

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in MP3 Audio Player (5.11 and older)

Affected: 5.11 and older
Fixed in: 5.12 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in sonaar MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar mp3-music-player-by-sonaar allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar: from n/a through <= 5.11.

NVD CVE-2026-39647 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2026-1219 · published 2026-02-19

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (4.0 to 5.10)

Affected: 4.0 to 5.10
Fixed in: 5.11 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions 4.0 to 5.10 via the 'load_track_note_ajax' due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the contents of private posts.

NVD CVE-2026-1219 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.0 CVE-2026-1249 · published 2026-02-14

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in MP3 Audio Player (5.3 to 5.10)

Affected: 5.3 to 5.10
Fixed in: 5.11 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions 5.3 to 5.10 via the 'load_lyrics_ajax_callback' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

NVD CVE-2026-1249 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 4.3 CVE-2025-32235 · published 2025-04-04

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (5.9.4 and older)

Affected: 5.9.4 and older
Fixed in: 5.9.5
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in sonaar MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar mp3-music-player-by-sonaar allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar: from n/a through <= 5.9.4.

NVD CVE-2025-32235 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.4 CVE-2024-13157 · published 2025-01-31

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.9.3 and older)

Affected: 5.9.3 and older
Fixed in: 5.9.4 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Podcast RSS Feed in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2024-13157 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org Plugin source

high 8.8 CVE-2024-56266 · published 2025-01-02

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (5.8 and older)

Affected: 5.8 and older
Fixed in: 5.9
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2024-56266 Patchstack advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2023-47822 · published 2024-12-09

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (4.10 and older)

Affected: 4.10 and older
Fixed in: 4.10.1
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Sonaar Music MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar: from n/a through 4.10.

NVD CVE-2023-47822 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-10268 · published 2024-11-19

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.8 and older)

Affected: 5.8 and older
Fixed in: 5.9 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's sonaar_audioplayer shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2024-10268 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org

high 8.1 CVE-2024-7856 · published 2024-08-29

Arbitrary file deletion in MP3 Audio Player (5.7.0.1 and older)

Affected: 5.7.0.1 and older
Fixed in: 5.7.1 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary file deletion due to a missing capability check on the removeTempFiles() function and insufficient path validation on the 'file' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files which can make remote code execution possible when wp-config.php is deleted.

NVD CVE-2024-7856 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-5664 · published 2024-07-10

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.5 and older)

Affected: 5.5 and older
Fixed in: 5.6 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'id' attribute within the plugin's sonaar_audioplayer shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2024-5664 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org Plugin source

high 7.5 CVE-2024-31343 · published 2024-04-10

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (4.10.1 and older)

Affected: 4.10.1 and older
Fixed in: 5.0
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Sonaar Music MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar.This issue affects MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar: from n/a through 4.10.1.

NVD CVE-2024-31343 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-30530 · published 2024-03-31

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.1 and older)

Affected: 5.1 and older
Fixed in: 5.1.1
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Sonaar Music MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar: from n/a through 5.1.

NVD CVE-2024-30530 Patchstack advisory

high 7.6 CVE-2024-30487 · published 2024-03-29

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (5.1 and older)

Affected: 5.1 and older
Fixed in: 5.1.1
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

NVD CVE-2024-30487 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-10-22 — latest release on wordpress.org (5.16).
2026-10-28 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-111967), fixed in 5.16.
2026-10-10 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-16776), fixed in 5.15.
2026-10-05 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-104673), fixed in 5.15.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (8) · Missing authorization (7) · Server-side request forgery (SSRF) (2) · Arbitrary file deletion (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/mp3-music-player-by-sonaar (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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Is MP3 Audio Player safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (5.16)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.9 up to (not including) 5.16)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.14.2 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.14.2 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.13.1 and older)

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (5.12 and older)

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in MP3 Audio Player (5.11 and older)

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (4.0 to 5.10)

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in MP3 Audio Player (5.3 to 5.10)

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (5.9.4 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.9.3 and older)

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (5.8 and older)

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (4.10 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.8 and older)

Arbitrary file deletion in MP3 Audio Player (5.7.0.1 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.5 and older)

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (4.10.1 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in MP3 Audio Player (5.1 and older)

Missing authorization check in MP3 Audio Player (5.1 and older)

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