# CVE-2023-52205: WordPress HTML5 SoundCloud Player Plugin <= 2.8.0 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection

> An attacker can exploit PHP object injection in the HTML5 SoundCloud Player plugin to potentially execute arbitrary code on the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f8j7-qgh6-xg5f

## What is CVE-2023-52205?

CVE-2023-52205 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in SVNLabs Softwares HTML5 SoundCloud Player with Playlist Free, published on 8 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in SVNLabs Softwares HTML5 SoundCloud Player with Playlist Free.This issue affects HTML5 SoundCloud Player with Playlist Free: from n/a through 2.8.0.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52205?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Svnlabs Html5 Soundcloud Player With Playlist Free.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-52205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-52205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-52205 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-52205 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in SVNLabs Softwares HTML5 SoundCloud Player with Playlist Free, published on 8 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SVNLabs Softwares HTML5 SoundCloud Player with Playlist Free. 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-2023-52205/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52205/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52205
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52205
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52205

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52205/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.