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Media Library AssistantWordPress extension · Davidlingren

CVE-2022-41618

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-11-18
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.01 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Unauthenticated Error Log Disclosure vulnerability in Media Library Assistant plugin <= 3.00 on WordPress.

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 confidence

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin versions 3.00 and below contains an unauthenticated error log disclosure vulnerability. Attackers can access sensitive information through error logs without authentication, potentially revealing system paths, database credentials, or other confidential data exposed in log files.

MitigationUpdate Media Library Assistant to the latest patched version. If immediate update is not possible, disable the plugin or restrict access to error log files via web server configuration.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Affected:< 3.01

CVSS 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
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Media Library Assistant plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Media Library Assistant' by Davidlingren. Note whether it is active or inactive.
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active, exposing potential attack surface
  2. Check the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Media Library Assistant, and note the version number displayed. Compare against the affected range (versions below 3.01).
    Affected if The installed version is 3.00 or below (or any version below 3.01)
  3. Check if WordPress debug logging is enabled
    Open the wp-config.php file in the WordPress root directory and look for the constants WP_DEBUG and WP_DEBUG_LOG. Check if they are set to true: define( 'WP_DEBUG', true ); define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
    Affected if WP_DEBUG_LOG is enabled, causing debug.log file to be written
  4. Locate and verify access to the debug log file
    Check for the existence of /wp-content/debug.log file (default location). Attempt to access it via HTTP request: visit https://yourdomain.com/wp-content/debug.log in a browser or using curl. Verify if the file is readable without authentication.
    Affected if The debug.log file exists and is directly accessible via web without authentication, exposing logged data

You are affected if Media Library Assistant plugin is active, installed at version 3.00 or below, and your debug.log file is accessible over the web.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.01 or later
Fixed in 3.01
Interim mitigation

Update Media Library Assistant to the latest patched version. If immediate update is not possible, disable the plugin or restrict access to error log files via web server configuration.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Media Library Assistant version 3.01

  1. Log in to WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Find 'Media Library Assistant' in the plugin list
  4. Check if the current version is below 3.01
  5. If update available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 3.01
  6. Alternatively, navigate to Dashboard > Updates and update the plugin from there
  7. Verify the update was successful by checking the plugin version after updating

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Media Library Assistant Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $910
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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