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Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-54351 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in Sonaar Music Plugin 4.7 for WordPress. An unauthenticated person can submit malicious script content through comments, and that content may later run in visitors’ browsers on affected playlist pages. This can damage trust and expose user session or page data.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for public WordPress sites using Sonaar Music Plugin 4.7. The issue is high severity and unauthenticated, with public exploit details referenced, but the provided sources do not prove active exploitation.
Technical view
The source bundle describes CWE-79 stored XSS in Sonaar Music Plugin 4.7. The attack path is unauthenticated comment submission through wp-comments-post.php, with script content stored and later executed when affected playlist pages are viewed. CVSS 3.1 is 7.2 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, and changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running Sonaar Music Plugin version 4.7 with comment functionality reachable on affected playlist pages. The bundle does not identify other versions, editions, or platforms as affected.
Exploitation context
The bundle includes an ExploitDB reference, so public exploit information exists. It does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Treat internet-facing WordPress sites as higher priority because the described entry point is unauthenticated.
Researcher notes
Evidence is specific to version 4.7 and comment handling on playlist pages. Do not broaden affected versions without vendor confirmation. The most useful validation work is version inventory, route exposure, stored comment review, and log review around comment submissions.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Sonaar Music Plugin version 4.7.
- Check Sonaar or WordPress plugin guidance for a fixed version or official mitigation.
- Disable or remove the plugin if 4.7 is present and no safe update is confirmed.
- Limit or moderate comments on affected playlist pages until remediated.
- Review stored comments for suspicious script-like content.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed Sonaar Music Plugin version on each WordPress site.
- Identify public playlist pages where comments are enabled or accepted.
- Review web logs for unusual wp-comments-post.php submissions.
- Inspect affected playlist comments for unexpected HTML or script content.
- Verify remediation by confirming 4.7 is no longer deployed.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.92.7VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
5.1MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-51739CVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress Sonaar Music Plugin 4.7 Stored XSS via CommentsCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.