CVE-2026-16959CWE-89sql-injection

CVE-2026-16959

Medium · published August 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.40 does not validate a search parameter before concatenating it into a SQL query in one of its media-library query handlers, allowing users with the Author role to perform SQL injection.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.8 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00391 · 32.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Published
2026-08-21T11:16Z
References (1)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b13e3d3-42ee-4fe2-bb47-75bd2273f1b0/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 AUG 06:00Z
    Media Library Assistant < 3.40 - Author+ SQL Injection via mla_search_connector
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