Description
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the mla_update_compat_fields_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.33. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify taxonomy terms on arbitrary attachments.
Published: 2026-03-05
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized attachment taxonomy modification
Action: Apply patch
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Davidlingren
Davidlingren media Library Assistant
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Davidlingren
Davidlingren media Library Assistant
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the mla_update_compat_fields_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.33. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify taxonomy terms on arbitrary attachments.
Title Media Library Assistant <= 3.33 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Attachment Taxonomy Modification
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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Davidlingren Media Library Assistant
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:42:42.781Z

Reserved: 2026-02-23T20:00:15.996Z

Link: CVE-2026-3072

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-05T16:39:17.968Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-03-05T06:16:52.160

Modified: 2026-04-22T21:27:27.950

Link: CVE-2026-3072

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T20:15:13Z

Weaknesses