Media Library Assistant <= 3.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via order Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘order’ parameter within the mla_tag_cloud Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.16 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 3.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Media Library Assistant VendorDavid Lingren Affected up to 3.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.17 | Vulnerable | David Lingren |
- cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.17 Vulnerable ·David Lingren
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5605
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mhjr-7mqj-rp86
References
Other 3
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/trunk/includes/class-mla-shortcode-support.php#L2783
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/media-library-assistant/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3098232%40media-library-assistant&new=3098232%40media-library-assistant&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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-2024-03279 Media Library Assistant <= 3.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-09421 The Media Library Assistant plugin before 2.82 for Wordpress suffers from a Local File… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-5605 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5605 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mhjr-7mqj-rp86 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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