Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 21, 2026· Updated Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-16959
CVE-2026-16959
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.
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Affected products
1- Range: <3.40
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
2- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 24, 2026 to August 30, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Sep 3, 2026
- WordPress: 25 Plugin Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Including Critical FlawsVypr Intelligence · Aug 21, 2026