# CVE-2024-10803: MP3 Sticky Player <= 8.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read/Download

> Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the server via a directory traversal vulnerability in the MP3 Sticky Player WordPress plugin.

- **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:** 23 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h732-p2m3-2qxg

## What is CVE-2024-10803?

CVE-2024-10803 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in FWDesign MP3 Sticky Player, published on 23 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The MP3 Sticky Player plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 8.0 via the content/downloader.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. Please note the vendor released the patched version as the same version as the affected version.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10803?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-10803?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10803 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10803 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10803 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10803 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10803 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in FWDesign MP3 Sticky Player, published on 23 Nov 2024. 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-2024-10803 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: FWDesign MP3 Sticky Player. 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-2024-10803/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10803/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10803
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10803
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10803

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10803/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.