CVE-2026-16959
MediumCVSS 6.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk14th percentile - higher than 14% 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-2026-66601Medium
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-2026-66591Medium
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.
- CVE-2026-61963High
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Media Library Assistant versions up to and including 3.38.
- CVE-2026-54198High
An unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in Media Library Assistant versions up to 3.35. An attacker can exploit this flaw to inject malicious JavaScript code.
- CVE-2026-6075High
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) 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, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trick an administrator into performing bulk delete, edit, or purge operations on plugin settings and attachment metadata via a forged request.
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.