CVE-2024-6823

Published Aug 13, 2024

Last updated 18 days ago

Overview

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.
Source
security@wordfence.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
8.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

security@wordfence.com
CWE-434
nvd@nist.gov
CWE-434

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations