CVE-2025-8357

Media Library Assistant <= 3.27 - Authenticated (Author+) Limited File Deletion

mediumMissing Authorization
4.3
CVSS Score
4.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
3.28
Patched in
1d
Time to patch

Description

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 Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=3.27
PublishedAugust 18, 2025
Last updatedAugust 19, 2025

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