CVE-2026-16959
MediumCVSS 6.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk32th percentile - higher than 32% of all known CVEs
Summary
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.
Risk Assessment
An attacker with the Author role can manipulate database queries, potentially gaining unauthorized access to data or modifying it, which may lead to data integrity and confidentiality breaches.
Recommendation
Update the Media Library Assistant plugin to the latest version that includes parameter validation fixes. Restrict user roles that have access to media search functionality.
Other vulnerabilities in Media Library Assistant
See all- CVE-2026-115948High
The WordPress Media Library Assistant plugin in versions up to 3.42 contains an SQL Injection vulnerability due to improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands. This may allow an attacker to perform blind SQL injection.
- CVE-2026-115594Medium
The Media Library Assistant plugin through version 3.42 contains an insertion of sensitive information into sent data vulnerability that allows retrieval of embedded sensitive data.
- CVE-2026-97295Medium
The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. The issue affects versions up to and including 3.42.
- CVE-2026-97293High
Contributor SQL Injection vulnerability in Media Library Assistant versions up to 3.41.
- CVE-2026-66601Medium
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant <= 3.39 versions.
- CVE-2026-66600Critical
Author Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Media Library Assistant versions up to 3.39. A user with author role can upload malicious files.
- CVE-2026-118095Medium
The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin (up to version 3.42) is vulnerable to DOM-Based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation. The flaw allows injection of malicious script that executes in the user's browser.
- CVE-2026-103875Medium
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. Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute if they can trick a user into performing an action such as clicking a link. Exploitation requires a publicly accessible page with an [mla_gallery] shortcode configured with pagination output mode and an mla_link_href template reflecting a {+request:...+} token, along with enough attachments to trigger pagination.
- CVE-2026-95609High
Stored XSS vulnerability in the Media Library Assistant plugin. Affects versions from n/a through 3.41.
- CVE-2026-97294Medium
Stored XSS vulnerability in the Media Library Assistant plugin by David Lingren. Improper input neutralization during page generation allows persistent execution of malicious scripts in the victim's browser.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
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