Authenticated arbitrary file deletion via traversal
Published Aug 29, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Arbitrary file deletion in Sonaar Music MP3 Audio Player 5.7.0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete server files. The removeTempFiles() AJAX handler accepts a traversal-bearing file parameter, checks only that the resulting path starts with audio_peaks, and passes it to wp_delete_file() without a capability check. Subscriber-level access to wp-admin is enough to obtain the nonce; deleting wp-config.php enables site reinstallation and subsequent code execution.
Summary
What happened
Arbitrary file deletion in Sonaar Music MP3 Audio Player 5.7.0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete server files. The removeTempFiles() AJAX handler accepts a traversal-bearing file parameter, checks only that the resulting path starts with audio_peaks, and passes it to wp_delete_file() without a capability check. Subscriber-level access to wp-admin is enough to obtain the nonce; deleting wp-config.php enables site reinstallation and subsequent code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-7856
- Published
- Aug 29, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Sonaar Music
- Product
- MP3 Audio Player
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1190, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=5.7.0.1
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