Sensitive data exposure in WordPress Media LIbrary Assistant plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-201.
Summary
The WordPress Media LIbrary Assistant plugin, versions from 0 through 3.42, sends sensitive information in data it transmits (CWE-201). A remote attacker with low privileges can retrieve sensitive data embedded in that output, with high confidentiality impact and no user interaction needed.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.42.
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 3.42 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Media LIbrary Assistant VendorDavid Lingren Affected up to 3.42 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
The sources list no fixed version for Media LIbrary Assistant.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115594
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-26 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-2hf4-3g9h-fgf2
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-2026-115594 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115594 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2hf4-3g9h-fgf2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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