PT-2025-33707 · WordPress · Media Library Assistant

Wesley · Published 2025-08-19 · Updated 2025-08-19 · CVE-2025-8357

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 3.27

Description: The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is susceptible to arbitrary file deletion within the /wp-content/uploads directory. This is due to inadequate file path validation and insufficient user capability checks within the process mla download file function. Authenticated attackers possessing Author-level access or higher can delete arbitrary files from the server's /wp-content/uploads/ directory.

Recommendations: Update Media Library Assistant plugin to a version later than 3.27.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-8357

Affected Products

Media Library Assistant

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8357 · Security Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/30332 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/tags/3.26/includes/class-mla-main.php#L924 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1957692810242462049 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1957665018717127104 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/132755 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3336915%40media-library-assistant&new=3336915%40media-library-assistant&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8726375f-de67-4c92-9cf8-1bfb7330f327?source=cve · Note