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MP3 Audio Player

MP3 Audio Player - Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar
by sonaar · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 22 Oct 2026, 15 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for MP3 Audio Player
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is MP3 Audio Player still maintained?
Yes. Last release 22 Oct 2026, 15 releases in the last 24 months. 22 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns MP3 Audio Player, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer sonaar since Apr 2018. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was MP3 Audio Player removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is MP3 Audio Player safe?
19 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.16). Not on the exploited list. 28 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest MP3 Audio Player update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.16. No one-star spike after it. 22 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
sonaar27 Apr 2018 to 22 Oct 2026, 116 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
13 days ago
Releases, 24 months
15
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for MP3 Audio Player
Q1 20247
Q2 20245
Q3 20245
Q4 20243
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20265
Q4 20262

Last release 22 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for MP3 Audio Player
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20263.0
Q3 20264.7

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 4.7 between Q2 2025 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star278
4 star6
3 star6
2 star4
1 star8
Latest low reviews

Security record

12 vulnerabilities in 24 months (19 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 5.16).

Show 19 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
28 Oct 2026MP3 Audio Player - Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar 5.9 - 5.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.45.9 to 5.155.16Patched before disclosure
9 Oct 2026MP3 Audio Player <= 5.14.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes6.4<= 5.14.25.15Patched before disclosure
5 Oct 2026MP3 Audio Player - Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar <= 5.14.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 5.14.25.15Patched before disclosure
1 Sep 2026MP3 Audio Player - Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar <= 5.13.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 5.13.15.14Patched before disclosure
22 Jul 2026MP3 Audio Player - Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar <= 5.12 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 5.125.13Patched before disclosure
18 Feb 2026MP3 Audio Player - Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar 4.0 - 5.10 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Information Exposure5.34.0 to 5.105.11Patched before disclosure
15 Feb 2026MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar <= 5.11 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery7.2<= 5.115.1262
13 Feb 2026MP3 Audio Player - Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar 5.3 - 5.10 - Authenticated (Author+) Server-Side Request Forgery55.3 to 5.105.11Patched before disclosure
4 Apr 2025MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar <= 5.9.4 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 5.9.45.9.513
30 Jan 2025MP3 Audio Player - Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar <= 5.9.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Podcast RSS Feed6.4<= 5.9.35.9.4Patched before disclosure
30 Dec 2024MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar <= 5.8 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 5.85.9Patched before disclosure
18 Nov 2024MP3 Audio Player - Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar <= 5.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via sonaar_audioplayer Shortcode6.4<= 5.85.9Patched before disclosure
28 Aug 2024MP3 Audio Player - Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar <= 5.7.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion8.1<= 5.7.0.15.7.1Patched before disclosure
9 Jul 2024MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar <= 5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via sonaar_audioplayer Shortcode6.4<= 5.55.6Patched before disclosure
5 Apr 2024MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar <= 4.10.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download5.3<= 4.10.15.0Patched before disclosure
29 Mar 2024MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar <= 5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 5.15.1.1Patched before disclosure
28 Mar 2024MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar <= 5.1 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 5.15.1.1Patched before disclosure
15 Nov 2023MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar <= 4.10 - Missing Authorization to Template Import5.4<= 4.104.10.1Patched before disclosure
4 Oct 2021MP3 Audio Player for Music, Radio & Podcast by Sonaar <= 2.4.1 - Multiple Admin+ Cross Site Scripting5.5<= 2.4.12.4.2Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for MP3 Audio Player
4 May 2026638
11 May 20261,577
18 May 20262,249
25 May 20261,249
1 Jun 20261,144
8 Jun 20261,064
15 Jun 2026944
22 Jun 2026854
29 Jun 2026856
6 Jul 2026845
13 Jul 2026849
20 Jul 202620,464
27 Jul 20263,320
3 Aug 20263,116
10 Aug 20261,556
17 Aug 20261,350
24 Aug 202620,526
31 Aug 20263,760
7 Sep 20261,946
14 Sep 20262,317
21 Sep 20261,833
28 Sep 202610,617
5 Oct 20264,989
12 Oct 20261,783
19 Oct 202611,429
26 Oct 20265,028
2 Nov 2026352

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 18% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

Compact WP Audio PlayerScore 98 · 20,000+Podcast PlayerScore 96 · 10,000+AudioIgniter Music PlayerScore 94 · 10,000+HTML5 Audio PlayerScore 90 · 10,000+

Facts

Version5.16
Authorsonaar
Added27 Apr 2018
Last updated22 Oct 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsmp3, woocommerce, audio player, music player, Podcast Player

Questions

Is MP3 Audio Player still maintained?

Yes. Last release 22 Oct 2026, 15 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns MP3 Audio Player, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer sonaar since Apr 2018.

Was MP3 Audio Player removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is MP3 Audio Player safe?

19 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.16). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest MP3 Audio Player update safe to install?

No ownership change before 5.16. No one-star spike after it.

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