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4.3
WordPress Media Library Assistant Plugin Allows Unauthorized Data Changes
CVE-2026-3072
Summary
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized changes to media library metadata. This means that attackers with a low-level account can alter important information about files and images. To protect your website, update the plugin to a version that fixes this issue.
Original title
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the mla_update_compat_fields_action() function in all versio...
Original description
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the mla_update_compat_fields_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.33. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify taxonomy terms on arbitrary attachments.
nvd CVSS3.1
4.3
Vulnerability type
CWE-862
Missing Authorization
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/tags/3.32/inc...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/tags/3.32/inc...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new...
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2655f936-8177-4836-a0b...
Published: 5 Mar 2026 · Updated: 13 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026