CVE-2026-16959
MediumPublished
Media Library Assistant < 3.40 - Author+ SQL Injection via mla_search_connector
- Published
- Aug 21, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- WPScan
Primary CVSS
6.8/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N1.3%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 69.9%
- Model date
- Oct 27, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
Repository evidence: Files: 1 · Repositories: 1
1 Template
http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-16959.yaml
Nuclei TemplatesDeclared conditions
- network: http($.protocol_keys)
- verification: dsl($.matchers[*].type)
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