Description
The MP3 Audio Player WordPress plugin before 5.16 does not escape one of its audio player shortcode attributes before outputting it into an HTML attribute, allowing users with Contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes when another user, such as an administrator previewing a pending post, views the content.
Published: 2026-10-28
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The MP3 Audio Player WordPress plugin before 5.16 does not escape one of its audio player shortcode attributes before outputting it into an HTML attribute, allowing users with Contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes when another user, such as an administrator previewing a pending post, views the content.
Title MP3 Audio Player by Sonaar 5.9 - 5.15 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode Attribute
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T17:58:05.640Z

Reserved: 2026-10-17T17:58:11.222Z

Link: CVE-2026-111967

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-28T06:16:34.843

Modified: 2026-10-28T18:17:08.780

Link: CVE-2026-111967

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-28T07:30:11Z

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