Media Library Assistant: Cross-site request forgery
The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.42 does not verify a CSRF nonce on its Empty Trash media action, so a forged cross-site request can cause a logged-in user with the Editor role or above to permanently delete every trashed attachment on the site. The structured affected range is < 3.42.
- Component
- Media Library Assistant
- Plugin slug
media-library-assistant- Affected
- < 3.42
- Safe version
3.42- Published
- Oct 28, 2026
This CVE was published Oct 28, 2026 and is one of 50 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update to a supported release containing the confirmed fix: 3.42. Until that update is installed, restrict access to the affected functionality. For other CVEs affecting this component in this batch, prefer a supported release including 3.43 or later; the version above remains this CVE’s specific first confirmed guidance.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
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 WordPress plugin before 3.42 does not verify a CSRF nonce on its Empty Trash media action, so a forged cross-site request can cause a logged-in user with the Editor role or above to permanently delete every trashed attachment on the site.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N