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CVE-2026-16959

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability70. percentile1.3%
ProductMedia Library Assistant
PublishedAug 21, 2026
First seenAug 21, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-89SQL injection

How to fix

Update
  • Media Library Assistant3.40 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Media Library Assistantv < 3.403.40

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