Media Library Assistant: Arbitrary file deletion
Media Library Assistant is affected by arbitrary file deletion. Exploitation requires at least author-level access. A successful request can remove files outside the intended scope and may make the site unavailable.
- Component
- Media Library Assistant
- Plugin slug
media-library-assistant- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 19, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Aug 19, 2025 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
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in the /wp-content/uploads directory due to insufficient file path validation and user capability checking in the _process_mla_download_file function in all versions up to, and including, 3.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server from the /wp-content/uploads/ directory.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L