# CVE-2023-54351: WordPress Sonaar Music Plugin 4.7 Stored XSS via Comments

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via comments in the Sonaar Music Plugin, leading to code execution in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqpf-p827-ffx5

## What is CVE-2023-54351?

CVE-2023-54351 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sonaar Music Plugin, published on 8 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

WordPress Sonaar Music Plugin 4.7 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through the comment functionality. Attackers can submit JavaScript payloads in the comment parameter to wp-comments-post.php which are stored and executed in the browsers of users viewing the affected playlist pages.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54351?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-54351?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-54351 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-54351 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-54351 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2023-54351 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-54351 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sonaar Music Plugin, published on 8 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-54351 exists.

Affected product: Sonaar Music Plugin. 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-2023-54351/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54351/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54351
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54351
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-54351

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54351/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.