CVE-2024-6823 is an arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting the Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress, impacting all versions up to and including 3.18. This flaw, stemming from missing file type validation in the mla-inline-edit-upload-scripts AJAX action, allows authenticated attackers with Author-level access or higher to upload arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.19CPE 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.