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-2026-97293High
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-2026-95609High
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.
- CVE-2026-6642Medium
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. Due to insufficient output escaping on preset field values in HTML attribute contexts, an authenticated attacker with Author-level access and above can inject malicious scripts that execute when an administrator imports the poisoned preset and the targeted input field receives focus.
- CVE-2026-6641Medium
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. Due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the mla_link_href parameter, an authenticated attacker with contributor-level access and above can inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- CVE-2026-6640Medium
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. An authenticated attacker with contributor-level access and above can inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- 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.
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS