Media Library AssistantWordPress extension · Davidlingren
CVE-2023-34010
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 · uneditedUnauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in submodule of David Lingren Media Library Assistant plugin <= 3.0.7 versions.
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 confidenceAn unauthenticated reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in a submodule of the Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin versions 3.0.7 and prior. The vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through unsanitized input that gets reflected back to the user without proper output encoding.
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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
<= 3.0.7CVSS 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 look for 'Media Library Assistant' or check the plugin files in wp-content/plugins/media-library-assistant/Affected if The plugin is found and active in the WordPress installation
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Check the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, view the plugin details from Plugins page, or read the main plugin file (e.g., media-library-assistant.php) to find the 'Version' header in the plugin metadataAffected if The version number is 3.0.7 or lower
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Identify the vulnerable submodule endpointCheck for access to the MLA submodule by reviewing plugin admin menu items and exported shortcodes, or inspect HTTP requests to the plugin's admin-ajax.php or similar endpoints that handle MLA submodule parametersAffected if The submodule functionality is accessible and processes user-supplied input through URL parameters without sanitization
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Test for reflected XSS in the submoduleUsing browser developer tools or a web proxy, observe how the plugin handles input in the submodule - look for URL parameters that get reflected back in the page response without output encodingAffected if User-supplied input in submodule parameters is reflected in the response without proper HTML encoding
The environment is affected if Media Library Assistant plugin version 3.0.7 or lower is installed and the vulnerable submodule that reflects unsanitized input is accessible to unauthenticated users.
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 dataUpgrade to Media Library Assistant version 3.0.8 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, disable or restrict access to the affected submodule and implement output encoding on all user-supplied input.
Fix this in Media Library Assistant
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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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