Media Library Assistant <= 3.27 - Authenticated (Author+) Limited File Deletion
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in the /wp-content/uploads directory due to insufficient file path validation and user capability checking in the _process_mla_download_file function in all versions up to, and including, 3.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server from the /wp-content/uploads/ directory.
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 3.27 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Media Library Assistant VendorDavid Lingren Affected up to 3.27 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | David Lingren |
- cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·David Lingren
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8357
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v45q-4525-5g76
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8726375f-de67-4c92-9cf8-1bfb7330f327?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/tags/3.26/includes/class-mla-main.php#L924
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3336915%40media-library-assistant&new=3336915%40media-library-assistant&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More David Lingren 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-2026-47271 WordPress Media LIbrary Assistant plugin <= 3.39 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-05206 Media Library Assistant <= 3.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via order Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-8357 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8357 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v45q-4525-5g76 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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