CVE-2025-8357

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.

CVSS v3.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/tags/3.26/includes/class-mla-main.php#L924
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=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8726375f-de67-4c92-9cf8-1bfb7330f327?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

19 Aug 2025, 05:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-08-19 05:15

Updated : 2025-08-19 05:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-8357

Mitre link : CVE-2025-8357

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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