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Forged requests delete trashed attachments in Media Library Assistant

Priority LOW 28CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.42 does not verify a nonce on its Empty Trash media action (CWE-352). A forged cross-site request can make a logged-in user with the Editor role or above permanently delete every trashed attachment on the site, and the references include an exploit link.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.42 does not verify a CSRF nonce on its Empty Trash media action, so a forged cross-site request can cause a logged-in user with the Editor role or above to permanently delete every trashed attachment on the site.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00134 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Media Library Assistant (Unknown): 3.42

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownMedia Library Assistantbefore 3.423.42Patch availableCNA
  • Media Library Assistant VendorUnknown Affected before 3.42 Fixed in 3.42 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update Media Library Assistant to version 3.42 or later, which fixes the flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA Media Library Assistant (Unknown) Fixed in 3.42

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Media Library Assistant 3.42

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-81708 CSRF in Media Library Assistant allows attachment deletionPriority LOW 28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113486
  2. 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-cr4r-w36f-j7h9
  3. 2026-10-28 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-28 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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