CVE-2024-10268 Cross-site scripting in MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar

Medium 6.4 Published 19 Nov 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the sonaar_audioplayer shortcode, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-10268?

CVE-2024-10268 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar, published on 19 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10268?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sonaar Mp3 Audio Player for Music\, Radio \& Podcast.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2024-10268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wc49-jhj5-5v72.