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5.4

WordPress Media Library Assistant Plugin Allows Malicious Scripts in Pages

CVE-2024-2475 · published 2 years ago
Summary

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress allows hackers to inject malicious scripts into pages when users access them. This is a risk for sites using the plugin, especially since attackers don't need admin access. To protect your site, update the plugin to version 3.14 or later.

What to do
  • Update davidlingren media_library_assistant to version 3.14 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
davidlingren media_library_assistant < 3.14
cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Original advisory text
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 3.13 due to insufficient input saniti...
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 3.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
5.4 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published29 Mar 2024
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen14 Mar 2026
Sources
CVE-2024-2475 · OSV
CVE-2024-2475 · NVD
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