Is Media Library Assistant safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (3.44). As of 2026-11-04. 52 issues are on record for older versions; version 3.44 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Media Library Assistant on the latest version (3.44) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Media Library Assistant are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Missing authorization check (older than 3.44, fixed in 3.44); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (older than 3.44, fixed in 3.44); Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3.42 and older, fixed in 3.43); Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) (3.42 and older, fixed in 3.43); Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (older than 3.42, fixed in 3.42); SQL injection (3.42 and older, fixed in 3.43). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Media Library Assistant?

3.44, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-28). It has 70,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Media Library Assistant is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update media-library-assistant). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · media-library-assistant · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Media Library Assistant safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 3.44
Last updated: 2026-10-28
Active installs: 70,000+
Known issues on record: 52
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

Enhances the Media Library; powerful gallery and list shortcodes, full taxonomy support, IPTC/EXIF/XMP/PDF processing, bulk/quick edit. — by David Lingren

What to do

Update to the latest version (3.44). Anything older than 3.44 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get media-library-assistant --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update media-library-assistant updates it.

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

52 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 4.3 CVE-2026-113481 · published 2026-11-01

Missing authorization check in Media Library Assistant (older than 3.44)

Affected: older than 3.44
Fixed in: 3.44
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.44 does not check that the requesting user is allowed to view a post before disclosing which taxonomy terms are assigned to it, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to learn the term assignments of private attachments and posts.

NVD CVE-2026-113481 WPScan advisory

medium 6.8 CVE-2026-113482 · published 2026-11-01

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (older than 3.44)

Affected: older than 3.44
Fixed in: 3.44
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.44 does not escape one of its shortcode attributes before outputting it in an attribute of generated links, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

NVD CVE-2026-113482 WPScan advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-118095 · published 2026-10-29

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.42 and older)

Affected: 3.42 and older
Fixed in: 3.43
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.42.

NVD CVE-2026-118095 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.7 CVE-2026-103875 · published 2026-10-29

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.42 and older)

Affected: 3.42 and older
Fixed in: 3.43 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'search-string' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.42 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Exploitation requires the targeted site to have a publicly accessible page containing an [mla_gallery] shortcode configured with a pagination output mode and an mla_link_href template that reflects a {+request:...+} token, along with enough attachments to trigger pagination.

NVD CVE-2026-103875 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-113486 · published 2026-10-28

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Media Library Assistant (older than 3.42)

Affected: older than 3.42
Fixed in: 3.42
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.42 does not verify a CSRF nonce on its Empty Trash media action, so a forged cross-site request can cause a logged-in user with the Editor role or above to permanently delete every trashed attachment on the site.

NVD CVE-2026-113486 WPScan advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-113485 · published 2026-10-28

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Media Library Assistant (older than 3.42)

Affected: older than 3.42
Fixed in: 3.42
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.42 does not consistently validate its CSRF nonce on the Media Library bulk-action handler, checking the nonce only when its field is present, so a forged request that omits the field can cause a logged-in user with the Author role or above to trash or delete attachments.

NVD CVE-2026-113485 WPScan advisory

high 8.5 CVE-2026-115948 · published 2026-10-26

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.42 and older)

Affected: 3.42 and older
Fixed in: 3.43
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.42.

NVD CVE-2026-115948 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-115594 · published 2026-10-26

Information disclosure in Media Library Assistant (3.42 and older)

Affected: 3.42 and older
Fixed in: 3.43
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.42.

NVD CVE-2026-115594 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2026-97295 · published 2026-10-26

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Media Library Assistant (3.42 and older)

Affected: 3.42 and older
Fixed in: 3.43
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.42.

NVD CVE-2026-97295 Patchstack advisory

high 7.1 CVE-2026-95609 · published 2026-10-09

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.41 and older)

Affected: 3.41 and older
Fixed in: 3.42
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.41.

NVD CVE-2026-95609 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-97294 · published 2026-10-07

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.41 and older)

Affected: 3.41 and older
Fixed in: 3.42
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.41.

NVD CVE-2026-97294 Patchstack advisory

high 8.5 CVE-2026-97293 · published 2026-09-30

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.41 and older)

Affected: 3.41 and older
Fixed in: 3.42
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Contributor SQL Injection in Media LIbrary Assistant <= 3.41 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-97293 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-6642 · published 2026-09-11

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.35 and older)

Affected: 3.35 and older
Fixed in: 3.36 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the bulk edit preset export/import mechanism in versions up to and including 3.35. This is due to insufficient output escaping on preset field values when they are rendered in HTML attribute contexts in the mla_generate_bulk_edit_form_fieldsets() function and mla-bulk-edit-fieldsets.tpl template. While wp_kses() filtering is applied during preset export for users without unfiltered_html capability, this does not prevent attribute injection attacks since the malicious payload consists of quotes and HTML attributes rather than HTML tags. When preset values are retrieved and rendered, they are directly assigned to template variables without esc_attr() escaping and then inserted into input element value attributes via simple string replacement. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above (upload_files capability), to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when an administrator imports the poisoned preset and the targeted input field receives focus.

NVD CVE-2026-6642 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-6641 · published 2026-09-11

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.35 and older)

Affected: 3.35 and older
Fixed in: 3.36 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'mla_gallery' shortcode in versions up to and including 3.35. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the mla_link_href parameter when mla_output is set to 'paginate_links', where the _paginate_links() function processes the value through mla_process_shortcode_parameter() and _replace_query_parameter() without proper URL escaping, then outputs it directly in href attributes without applying esc_url(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2026-6641 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-6640 · published 2026-09-11

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.35 and older)

Affected: 3.35 and older
Fixed in: 3.36 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'mla_link_attributes' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.35 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2026-6640 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.8 CVE-2026-16959 · published 2026-08-21

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (older than 3.40)

Affected: older than 3.40
Fixed in: 3.40
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.40 does not validate a search parameter before concatenating it into a SQL query in one of its media-library query handlers, allowing users with the Author role to perform SQL injection.

NVD CVE-2026-16959 WPScan advisory

critical 9.1 CVE-2026-66600 · published 2026-08-20

Arbitrary file upload in Media Library Assistant (3.39 and older)

Affected: 3.39 and older
Fixed in: 3.40
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Author Arbitrary File Upload in Media LIbrary Assistant <= 3.39 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-66600 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-66601 · published 2026-08-20

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.39 and older)

Affected: 3.39 and older
Fixed in: 3.40
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Media LIbrary Assistant <= 3.39 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-66601 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-66591 · published 2026-08-18

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.39 and older)

Affected: 3.39 and older
Fixed in: 3.40
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.39.

NVD CVE-2026-66591 Patchstack advisory

high 7.1 CVE-2026-61963 · published 2026-08-06

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.38 and older)

Affected: 3.38 and older
Fixed in: 3.39
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Media LIbrary Assistant <= 3.38 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-61963 Patchstack advisory

high 8.5 CVE-2026-56012 · published 2026-06-18

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.35 and older)

Affected: 3.35 and older
Fixed in: 3.36
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant allows Blind SQL Injection. This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.35.

NVD CVE-2026-56012 Patchstack advisory

high 7.1 CVE-2026-54198 · published 2026-06-16

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.35 and older)

Affected: 3.35 and older
Fixed in: 3.36
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Media LIbrary Assistant <= 3.35 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-54198 Patchstack advisory

high 8.1 CVE-2026-6075 · published 2026-05-29

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Media Library Assistant (3.35 and older)

Affected: 3.35 and older
Fixed in: 3.36 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.35 This is due to missing nonce verification on the bulk action handlers in the settings tab handlers. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trick an administrator into performing bulk delete, edit, or purge operations on plugin settings and attachment metadata via a forged request.

NVD CVE-2026-6075 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

high 8.5 CVE-2026-34885 · published 2026-04-06

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.34 and older)

Affected: 3.34 and older
Fixed in: 3.35
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.34.

NVD CVE-2026-34885 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-34897 · published 2026-04-06

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.34 and older)

Affected: 3.34 and older
Fixed in: 3.35
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.34.

NVD CVE-2026-34897 Patchstack advisory

high 8.5 CVE-2026-32399 · published 2026-03-13

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.32 and older)

Affected: 3.32 and older
Fixed in: 3.33
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

NVD CVE-2026-32399 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2026-3072 · published 2026-03-05

Missing authorization check in Media Library Assistant (3.33 and older)

Affected: 3.33 and older
Fixed in: 3.34 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the mla_update_compat_fields_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.33. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify taxonomy terms on arbitrary attachments.

NVD CVE-2026-3072 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.3 CVE-2025-63065 · published 2025-12-09

Missing authorization check in Media Library Assistant (3.29 and older)

Affected: 3.29 and older
Fixed in: 3.30
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through <= 3.29.

NVD CVE-2025-63065 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2025-11738 · published 2025-10-18

Information disclosure in Media Library Assistant (3.29 and older)

Affected: 3.29 and older
Fixed in: 3.30 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited file reading in all versions up to, and including, 3.29 via the mla-stream-image.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary ai/eps/pdf/ps files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

NVD CVE-2025-11738 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 5.9 CVE-2025-59590 · published 2025-09-22

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.28 and older)

Affected: 3.28 and older
Fixed in: 3.29
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through <= 3.28.

NVD CVE-2025-59590 Patchstack advisory

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medium 4.3 CVE-2025-8357 · published 2025-08-19

Arbitrary file deletion in Media Library Assistant (3.27 and older)

Affected: 3.27 and older
Fixed in: 3.28 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in the /wp-content/uploads directory due to insufficient file path validation and user capability checking in the _process_mla_download_file function in all versions up to, and including, 3.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server from the /wp-content/uploads/ directory.

NVD CVE-2025-8357 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2025-7035 · published 2025-07-16

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.26 and older)

Affected: 3.26 and older
Fixed in: 3.27 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's mla_tag_cloud and mla_term_list shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 3.26 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2025-7035 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.9 CVE-2025-31627 · published 2025-03-31

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.24 and older)

Affected: 3.24 and older
Fixed in: 3.25
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through <= 3.24.

NVD CVE-2025-31627 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-11974 · published 2025-01-04

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.23 and older)

Affected: 3.23 and older
Fixed in: 3.24 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘smc_settings_tab', 'unattachfixit-action', and 'woofixit-action’ parameters in all versions up to, and including, 3.23 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

NVD CVE-2024-11974 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org Plugin source

high 7.2 CVE-2024-51661 · published 2024-11-04

Command injection in Media Library Assistant (3.19 and older)

Affected: 3.19 and older
Fixed in: 3.20
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Command Injection.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through <= 3.19.

NVD CVE-2024-51661 Patchstack advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2024-6823 · published 2024-08-13

Arbitrary file upload in Media Library Assistant (3.18 and older)

Affected: 3.18 and older
Fixed in: 3.19 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation involving the mla-inline-edit-upload-scripts AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

NVD CVE-2024-6823 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org Plugin source

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-5544 · published 2024-07-02

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.17 and older)

Affected: 3.17 and older
Fixed in: 3.18 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the order parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

NVD CVE-2024-5544 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

high 8.8 CVE-2024-5605 · published 2024-06-20

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.16 and older)

Affected: 3.16 and older
Fixed in: 3.17 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘order’ parameter within the mla_tag_cloud Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.16 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

NVD CVE-2024-5605 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2024-3518 · published 2024-05-22

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.15 and older)

Affected: 3.15 and older
Fixed in: 3.16 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 3.15 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

NVD CVE-2024-3518 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.1 CVE-2024-3519 · published 2024-05-22

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.15 and older)

Affected: 3.15 and older
Fixed in: 3.16 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the lang parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

NVD CVE-2024-3519 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

high 7.7 CVE-2024-2871 · published 2024-04-09

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.13 and older)

Affected: 3.13 and older
Fixed in: 3.15 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 3.13 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

NVD CVE-2024-2871 Wordfence advisory Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-2475 · published 2024-03-29

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.13 and older)

Affected: 3.13 and older
Fixed in: 3.15 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 3.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2024-2475 Wordfence advisory Plugin source

medium 4.8 CVE-2023-24385 · published 2023-10-17

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.11 and older)

Affected: 3.11 and older
Fixed in: 3.12
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Auth. (author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in David Lingren Media Library Assistant plugin <= 3.11 versions.

NVD CVE-2023-24385 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2023-4716 · published 2023-09-22

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.10 and older)

Affected: 3.10 and older
Fixed in: 3.12 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'mla_gallery' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2023-4716 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

critical 9.8 CVE-2023-4634 · published 2023-09-06

Remote code execution in Media Library Assistant (3.09 and older)

Affected: 3.09 and older
Fixed in: 3.10 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion and Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.09. This is due to insufficient controls on file paths being supplied to the 'mla_stream_file' parameter from the ~/includes/mla-stream-image.php file, where images are processed via Imagick(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply files via FTP that will make directory lists, local file inclusion, and remote code execution possible.

NVD CVE-2023-4634 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)github.com packetstormsecurity.com patrowl.io

medium 6.1 CVE-2023-34010 · published 2023-08-05

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.0.7 and older)

Affected: 3.0.7 and older
Fixed in: 3.0.8
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in submodule of David Lingren Media Library Assistant plugin <= 3.0.7 versions.

NVD CVE-2023-34010 Patchstack advisory

high 7.2 CVE-2023-0279 · published 2023-02-27

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (older than 3.06)

Affected: older than 3.06
Fixed in: 3.06
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.06 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin.

NVD CVE-2023-0279 WPScan advisory bulletin.iese.de

medium 5.3 CVE-2022-41618 · published 2022-11-18

Information disclosure in Media Library Assistant (3.00 and older)

Affected: 3.00 and older
Fixed in: 3.01 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Error Log Disclosure vulnerability in Media Library Assistant plugin <= 3.00 on WordPress.

NVD CVE-2022-41618 Patchstack advisory wordpress.org

critical 9.8 CVE-2020-11928 · published 2020-04-20

Remote code execution in Media Library Assistant (older than 2.82)

Affected: older than 2.82
Fixed in: 2.82
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

In the media-library-assistant plugin before 2.82 for WordPress, Remote Code Execution can occur via the tax_query, meta_query, or date_query parameter in mla_gallery via an admin.

NVD CVE-2020-11928 wordpress.org

medium 6.1 CVE-2020-11731 · published 2020-04-13

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (older than 2.82)

Affected: older than 2.82
Fixed in: 2.82
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin before 2.82 for Wordpress suffers from multiple XSS vulnerabilities in all Settings/Media Library Assistant tabs, which allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript.

NVD CVE-2020-11731 wordpress.org

high 7.5 CVE-2020-11732 · published 2020-04-13

File inclusion in Media Library Assistant (older than 2.82)

Affected: older than 2.82
Fixed in: 2.82
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Media Library Assistant plugin before 2.82 for Wordpress suffers from a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in mla_gallery link=download.

NVD CVE-2020-11732 wordpress.org

medium 6.1 CVE-2018-20982 · published 2019-08-22

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (older than 2.74)

Affected: older than 2.74
Fixed in: 2.74
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: NVD analysis · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The media-library-assistant plugin before 2.74 for WordPress has XSS via the Media/Assistant or Settings/Media Library assistant admin submenu screens.

NVD CVE-2018-20982 wordpress.org

Recent activity

2026-10-28 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.44).
2026-11-01 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-113481), fixed in 3.44.
2026-11-01 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-113482), fixed in 3.44.
2026-10-29 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-118095), fixed in 3.43.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (25) · SQL injection (10) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (4) · Missing authorization (3) · Sensitive data exposure (3) · Remote code execution (3) · Arbitrary file upload (2) · Arbitrary file deletion (1) · File inclusion (1)

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Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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Is Media Library Assistant safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (3.44)

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Known vulnerabilities

Missing authorization check in Media Library Assistant (older than 3.44)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (older than 3.44)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.42 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.42 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Media Library Assistant (older than 3.42)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Media Library Assistant (older than 3.42)

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.42 and older)

Information disclosure in Media Library Assistant (3.42 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Media Library Assistant (3.42 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.41 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.41 and older)

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.41 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.35 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.35 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.35 and older)

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (older than 3.40)

Arbitrary file upload in Media Library Assistant (3.39 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.39 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.39 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.38 and older)

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.35 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.35 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Media Library Assistant (3.35 and older)

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.34 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.34 and older)

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.32 and older)

Missing authorization check in Media Library Assistant (3.33 and older)

Missing authorization check in Media Library Assistant (3.29 and older)

Information disclosure in Media Library Assistant (3.29 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.28 and older)

Arbitrary file deletion in Media Library Assistant (3.27 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.26 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.24 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.23 and older)

Command injection in Media Library Assistant (3.19 and older)

Arbitrary file upload in Media Library Assistant (3.18 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.17 and older)

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.16 and older)

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.15 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.15 and older)

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (3.13 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.13 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.11 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.10 and older)

Remote code execution in Media Library Assistant (3.09 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (3.0.7 and older)

SQL injection in Media Library Assistant (older than 3.06)

Information disclosure in Media Library Assistant (3.00 and older)

Remote code execution in Media Library Assistant (older than 2.82)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (older than 2.82)

File inclusion in Media Library Assistant (older than 2.82)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant (older than 2.74)

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