Media Library AssistantWordPress extension · Davidlingren
CVE-2020-11731
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Media Library Assistant plugin before 2.82 for Wordpress suffers from multiple XSS vulnerabilities in all Settings/Media Library Assistant tabs, which allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before version 2.82 contains multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities in all Settings and Media Library Assistant admin tabs. Authenticated users with access to these settings can inject malicious JavaScript code that executes when other users view the affected admin pages, potentially leading to session hijacking or privilege escalation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Media Library AssistantWordPress extension
< 2.82CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Media Library Assistant plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'Media Library Assistant' in the list. Note if it appears in the active plugins.Affected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site.
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Check the installed plugin versionOn the Plugins page, click on the plugin name or view details to see the installed version number. Compare this to the affected range of versions < 2.82.Affected if The installed version is lower than 2.82 (for example, 2.80, 2.81, or any version number below 2.82).
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Confirm admin access for untrusted usersNavigate to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Identify users with Subscriber, Contributor, or Author roles, or any custom role that has access to the Media Library Assistant settings pages. Review the plugin settings at Settings > Media Library Assistant to determine if these users can modify settings.Affected if Users other than Administrators have access to modify Media Library Assistant settings.
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Inspect plugin settings for suspicious contentGo to Settings > Media Library Assistant and examine all input fields in each tab (General, MLA Settings, Media Library, Assistant, etc.). Look for unexpected script tags, javascript: URLs, or HTML attributes containing onload, onerror, or onmouseover events.Affected if Any settings fields contain injected script tags or event handler attributes that could execute when other users view the settings pages.
A site is affected if the Media Library Assistant plugin version is below 2.82 AND untrusted users have access to modify the plugin settings, allowing stored XSS to be injected into admin pages.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data2.82
Update Media Library Assistant plugin to version 2.82 or later to remediate. Until patched, limit admin panel access to trusted users only.
Fix this in Media Library Assistant
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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