# CVE-2016-0796: Server-side request forgery in WordPress Plugin mb.miniAudioPlayer-an

> Attackers can exploit SSRF and authentication bypass flaws to read arbitrary media files from the server and hide malicious traffic.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mgq5-593j-jv2x

## What is CVE-2016-0796?

CVE-2016-0796 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in WordPress Plugin mb.miniAudioPlayer-an, published on 28 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

WordPress Plugin mb.miniAudioPlayer-an HTML5 audio player for your mp3 files is prone to multiple vulnerabilities, including open proxy and security bypass vulnerabilities because it fails to properly verify user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage these issues to hide attacks directed at a target site from behind vulnerable website or to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently download files with the extension mp3, mp4a, wav and ogg from anywhere the web server application has read access to the system. WordPress Plugin mb.miniAudioPlayer-an HTML5 audio player for your mp3 files version 1.7.6 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Weakness: CWE-610 (Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere), CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0796?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mb.miniaudioplayer Project Mb.miniaudioplayer.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0796?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0796 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0796 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0796 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in WordPress Plugin mb.miniAudioPlayer-an, published on 28 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WordPress Plugin mb.miniAudioPlayer-an. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0796/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0796/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0796
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0796
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0796

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0796/
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