CVE-2020-11928 describes a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting the Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 2.82. An authenticated administrator can exploit this flaw by manipulating the tax_query, meta_query, or date_query parameters within mla_gallery. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The FAUCET Risk Score is 95/100, further emphasizing its high severity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no public Metasploit or ExploitDB modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention with 10 mentions, including GitHub references to YAML and Markdown exploit definitions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.82CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:davidlingren:media_library_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.