Media Library Assistant <= 3.27 - Authenticated (Author+) Limited File Deletion

2025-08-18 16:23

wesley (wcraft)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.28

Affected PluginMedia Library Assistant

Affected Version<= 3.27

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2025-8357

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Vulnerability Overview

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in the /wp-content/uploads directory due to insufficient file path validation and user capability checking in the _process_mla_download_file function in all versions up to, and including, 3.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server from the /wp-content/uploads/ directory.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.28, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8357 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8726375f-de67-4c92-9cf8-1bfb7330f327

CVSS Vector

4.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

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