WordPress Media LIbrary Assistant plugin content injection vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-80.
Summary
Media LIbrary Assistant, a WordPress plugin by David Lingren, has a content injection vulnerability classified as CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page), which allows code injection. Versions from n/a through 3.43 are affected. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (MEDIUM) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. CISA has not added it to KEV, and no fix is listed.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Code Injection.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.43.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lingren | Media LIbrary Assistant | up to 3.43 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Media LIbrary Assistant VendorDavid Lingren Affected up to 3.43 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 is listed for Media LIbrary Assistant. Deactivate the plugin or restrict access to it until the vendor publishes a fix.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119496
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-ww3p-jxcf-8895
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-2026-119496 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-119496 · NVD
- GHSA-ww3p-jxcf-8895 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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