PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Compact Audio Player safe?
Known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility and safer alternatives for the Compact Audio Player WordPress plugin — checked against WP Clinic's local security database.
Plugin details
- Slug:
compact-wp-audio-player - Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-24734 — Compact WP Audio Player [compact-wp-audio-player] < 1.9.7 (XSS) · Medium
- CVE-2021-24735 — Compact WP Audio Player [compact-wp-audio-player] < 1.9.7 (CSRF) · Medium
- CVE-2022-4542 — Compact WP Audio Player [compact-wp-audio-player] < 1.9.8 (XSS) · Medium
- CVE-2024-29917 — Compact WP Audio Player [compact-wp-audio-player] < 1.9.10 (XSS) · Medium
- CVE-2024-10176 — Compact WP Audio Player [compact-wp-audio-player] < 1.9.14 (XSS) · Medium
+ 1 more known vulnerability
- CVE-2024-56279 — Compact WP Audio Player [compact-wp-audio-player] < 1.9.15 (SSRF) · Medium
Vulnerabilities are matched against the exact installed version when it's known. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest release.
Safer / more established alternatives
- Presto Player — 100000+ active installs — max PHP <8.0
- Seriously Simple Podcasting — 30000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar — 20000+ active installs — max PHP <8.0
- AudioIgniter Music Player — 10000+ active installs
- HTML5 Audio Player – The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player — 10000+ active installs
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