The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation involving the mla-inline-edit-upload-scripts AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-47839 The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation involving the mla-inline-edit-upload-scripts AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
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History

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Davidlingren
Davidlingren media Library Assistant
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Davidlingren
Davidlingren media Library Assistant
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Aug 2024 05:45:00 +0000

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Description The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation involving the mla-inline-edit-upload-scripts AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Title Media Library Assistant <= 3.18 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via mla-inline-edit-upload-scripts AJAX Action
Weaknesses CWE-434
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-13T18:30:51.301Z

Reserved: 2024-07-16T21:41:35.031Z

Link: CVE-2024-6823

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-13T18:30:45.867Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-08-13T06:15:05.120

Modified: 2025-02-07T19:13:03.450

Link: CVE-2024-6823

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