WordPress plugin
Media Library Assistant <= 2.81 — Remote Code Execution via tax_query, meta_query, date_query Parameters
CVE-2020-11928Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.81Update to 2.82 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Critical9.8
- CVSS
- 9.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Media Library Assistant media-library-assistant
- Affected≤ 2.81
- Patched in2.82
Update to 2.82 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.81. Version 2.82 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Media Library Assistant.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 2.82, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Media Library Assistant to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence.
In the Media Library Assistant plugin before 2.82 for WordPress, Remote Code Execution can occur via the tax_query, meta_query, or date_query parameter in mla_gallery via an admin.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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≤3.43Update to 3.44
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≤3.43Update to 3.44
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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