CVE-2026-8679

high

Description

The AudioIgniter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. This is due to the handle_playlist_endpoint() function (hooked to template_redirect) accepting a user-controlled playlist ID via the audioigniter_playlist_id query var or the /audioigniter/playlist/{id}/ rewrite rule and returning playlist track data without performing any authentication, capability, or post_status check — only the post_type is validated. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view track metadata (titles, artists, audio URLs, buy links, download URLs, and cover images) of any playlist on the site, including those in draft, private, pending, or trash status.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fe573d64-036e-4f6f-bcc1-5183bb9ad2b9?source=cve

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/audioigniter/tags/2.0.2/audioigniter.php#L1315

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/audioigniter/tags/2.0.2/audioigniter.php#L1263

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/audioigniter/tags/2.0.2/audioigniter.php#L1257

https://github.com/cssigniter/audioigniter/commit/35a0508583c26c01b6ac446404ad6fe1d440d8d4

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-22

Updated: 2026-05-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High