CVE-2024-5605 json
Media Library Assistant <= 3.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via order Parameter
published 2024-06-20 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-46789
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘order’ parameter within the mla_tag_cloud Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.16 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Patch / fix
- davidlingren media_library_assistant 3.17
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- dglingren Media Library Assistant
- davidlingren media_library_assistant
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ba8a9f5-0633-4cf0-af27-5466d93e9020?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/media-library-assistant/trunk/includes/class-mla-shortcode-support.php#L2783
product
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wordpress.org
/plugins/media-library-assistant/#developers
release-notes
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plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3098232%40media-library-assistant&new=3098232%40media-library-a
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-5605
- NVD CVE-2024-5605
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