CVE-2026-16959

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.

CVSS v3.1

6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 14th percentile

Published

2026-08-21

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b13e3d3-42ee-4fe2-bb47-75bd2273f1b0/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2026-16957
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