PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Audioigniter safe?
AudioIgniter lets you create music playlists and embed them in your WordPress posts, pages or custom post types and serve your audio content in style!
What this plugin does
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audioigniter - Author: The CSSIgniter Team
- 10000+ active installs
- 92/100 rating (64 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 286758 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2016-08-29
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.0.4
- Last updated: 2026-05-27 6:21pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
1 known CVE on file for Audioigniter. Reported between 2026 and 2026.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-8679 | AudioIgniter Music Player [audioigniter] < 2.0.3 | Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | High 7.5 | < 2.0.3 | 2.0.3 | 2026-05-21 | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Audioigniter updated — 2.0.4 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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