Media Library Assistant <= 3.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via mla_gallery Shortcode
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lingren | Media Library Assistant | up to 3.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Media Library Assistant VendorDavid Lingren Affected up to 3.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.14 | Vulnerable | David Lingren |
- cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.14 Vulnerable ·David Lingren
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2475
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m3xv-gj54-x2wv
References
Other 3
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/trunk/includes/class-mla-shortcode-support.php#L1517
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/trunk/includes/class-mla-shortcode-support.php#L2166
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/trunk/includes/class-mla-shortcode-support.php#L1535
More David Lingren Media Library Assistant vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04272 Media Library Assistant <= 3.09 - Unauthenticated Local/Remote File Inclusion & Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09593 In the media-library-assistant plugin before 2.82 for WordPress, Remote Code Execution… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-34575 WordPress Media Library Assistant plugin <= 3.19 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-06326 Unrestricted file upload in David Lingren Media Library Assistant CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-05206 Media Library Assistant <= 3.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via order Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-03279 Media Library Assistant <= 3.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-2475 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-2475 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m3xv-gj54-x2wv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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