CVE-2024-34753
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the SoftLab Radio Player WordPress plugin, allowing unauthorized users to perform actions intended for administrators. It affects all versions up to 2.0.73, potentially compromising sites using this plugin. The issue stems from broken access control mechanisms.
💻 Affected Systems
- SoftLab Radio Player WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
Radio Player by Softlabbd
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could gain administrative privileges, modify plugin settings, inject malicious content, or disrupt radio streaming functionality, leading to site compromise or defacement.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users may access restricted plugin features, such as changing radio station configurations or viewing sensitive data, without proper authentication.
If Mitigated
With proper authorization checks, only authenticated administrators can access plugin functions, limiting impact to minor configuration errors.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation likely involves simple HTTP requests to bypass authorization; no authentication needed, making it easy for attackers.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.0.74 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/radio-player/wordpress-radio-player-plugin-2-0-73-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Radio Player' and update to version 2.0.74 or higher. 4. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Radio Player plugin to prevent exploitation until patched.
wp plugin deactivate radio-player
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to the WordPress admin interface using IP whitelisting or firewall rules.
- Monitor logs for unauthorized access attempts to plugin endpoints and implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious requests.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins; if version is 2.0.73 or lower, it is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get radio-player --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, confirm the plugin version is 2.0.74 or higher in the same location and test authorization controls.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST/GET requests to Radio Player plugin endpoints from unauthorized IPs or user agents
- Failed authorization attempts in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP traffic to /wp-content/plugins/radio-player/ paths without authentication headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri CONTAINS "radio-player") AND status=200 AND user="unauthenticated"