CVE-2024-5664 – This vulnerability allows authenticated WordPre... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-5664?

CVE-2024-5664 has a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). This vulnerability allows authenticated WordPress users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into web pages via the 'sonaar_audioplayer' shortcode. The stored XSS payload executes whenever users visit the compromised pages, potentially affecting all visitors to vulnerable WordPress sites.

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability allows authenticated WordPress users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into web pages via the 'sonaar_audioplayer' shortcode. The stored XSS payload executes whenever users visit the compromised pages, potentially affecting all visitors to vulnerable WordPress sites.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar WordPress plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 5.5

Operating Systems: All

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Requires WordPress installation with the vulnerable plugin enabled and at least one user with contributor-level access.

📦 What is this software?

Mp3 Audio Player For Music\, Radio \& Podcast by Sonaar

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could steal session cookies, redirect users to malicious sites, perform actions on behalf of users, or deploy malware to site visitors.

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Likely Case

Attackers with contributor access inject malicious scripts to steal admin credentials or redirect users to phishing pages.

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If Mitigated

With proper user role management and input validation, impact is limited to unauthorized script execution in specific contexts.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No

Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires contributor-level WordPress access. The vulnerability is in publicly available code making weaponization likely.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 5.5.1 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/mp3-music-player-by-sonaar/#developers

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 5.5.1+ from WordPress repository and manually update.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Remove Contributor Access

all

Temporarily restrict contributor-level users from creating or editing posts until patched.

Disable Plugin

all

Deactivate the vulnerable plugin until update is available.

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement strict user role management and review all contributor-level accounts
Add web application firewall rules to block XSS payloads in shortcode parameters

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar' version 5.5 or earlier.

Check Version:

wp plugin list --name='mp3-music-player-by-sonaar' --field=version (WP-CLI)

Verify Fix Applied:

Confirm plugin version is 5.5.1 or higher in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unusual post/page edits by contributor-level users
Shortcode modifications containing script tags

Network Indicators:

Outbound connections to suspicious domains from WordPress pages

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress" AND (event="post_modified" OR event="shortcode_modified") AND user_role="contributor"

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-5664

CVSS v3 Score: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE: CWE-79

Published: July 10, 2024

Last Updated: November 21, 2024

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