WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2020-11928 Modified

Media Library Assistant: Code execution

Media Library Assistant is affected by code execution. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Media Library Assistant
Plugin slug
media-library-assistant
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 20, 2020
Weakness
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published Apr 20, 2020 and is one of 32 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Media Library Assistant to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

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 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources