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Media Library Assistant CVE-2023-24385

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2023-10-17 audit@patchstack.com
4.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Auth. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Auth. (author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in David Lingren Media Library Assistant plugin <= 3.11 versions. Affected products include: Davidlingren Media Library Assistant.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 4.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

Auth. (author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in David Lingren Media Library Assistant plugin <= 3.11 versions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

24
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +24
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
CVE-2023-4634 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Sep 06

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion and Remote Code Execution in vers

CVE-2020-11732 HIGH POC
7.5 Apr 13

The Media Library Assistant plugin before 2.82 for Wordpress suffers from a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in mla_ga

CVE-2026-16959 MEDIUM POC
6.8 Aug 21

SQL injection in the Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before version 3.40 allows authenticated users with the Au

CVE-2020-11928 CRITICAL
9.8 Apr 20

In the media-library-assistant plugin before 2.82 for WordPress, Remote Code Execution can occur via the tax_query, meta

CVE-2024-51661 CRITICAL
9.1 Nov 04

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in David Lingre

CVE-2026-66600 CRITICAL
9.1 Aug 20

Arbitrary file upload in the Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin (versions 3.39 and earlier) lets an authenticated

CVE-2024-3518 HIGH
8.8 May 22

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all ver

CVE-2024-5605 HIGH
8.8 Jun 20

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘order’ parameter wit

CVE-2024-6823 HIGH
8.8 Aug 13

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type valida

CVE-2026-32399 HIGH
8.5 Mar 13

Blind SQL injection in Media Library Assistant through version 3.32 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary

CVE-2026-97293 HIGH
8.5 Sep 30

SQL injection in the WordPress plugin Media Library Assistant (version 3.41 and earlier) allows an authenticated Contrib

CVE-2026-6075 HIGH
8.1 May 29

Cross-Site Request Forgery in the Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin versions 3.35 and earlier allows remote attac

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