High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-6823
CVE-2024-6823
Description
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation involving the mla-inline-edit-upload-scripts AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <3.19
- (no CPE)range: 0
<=3.18+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=3.18
- (no CPE)
Patches
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References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3133909/nvdPatch
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9a446fe7-c97a-436e-b494-b924e6518297nvdThird Party Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/trunk/includes/class-mla-settings.phpnvdProduct
- wordpress.org/plugins/media-library-assistant/nvdRelease Notes
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