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.
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Davidlingren
Davidlingren media Library Assistant
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Davidlingren media Library Assistant
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Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


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

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-05T16:39:21.124Z

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 : Awaiting Analysis

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

Modified: 2026-03-05T19:38:33.877

Link: CVE-2026-3072

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-06T15:17:49Z

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