CVE-2026-111967
MP3 Audio Player by Sonaar 5.9 - 5.15 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode Attribute
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
MP3 Audio Player by Sonaar 5.9 - 5.15 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode Attribute
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-111967- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-111722
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-111722- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fcm6-x3mr-xrh8
The MP3 Audio Player WordPress plugin before 5.16 does not escape one of its audio player...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fcm6-x3mr-xrh8- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-111967- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | HexxedBitHeadz/cve-2026-111967 | 2026-11-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | PoC in GitHub | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-111967 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Unknown Mp3 Audio Player, published October 28, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.