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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Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Media Library Assistant Project
Media Library Assistant Project media Library Assistant
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Media Library Assistant Project
Media Library Assistant Project media Library Assistant
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-89

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Media Library Assistant < 3.40 - Author+ SQL Injection via mla_search_connector
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T12:53:36.749Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:12:23.948Z

Link: CVE-2026-16959

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T12:52:49.785Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-21T07:16:24.940

Modified: 2026-08-21T13:16:54.440

Link: CVE-2026-16959

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T12:59:50Z

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