---
id: "CVE-2026-113486"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113486"]
title: "WordPress Media Library Assistant: forged request empties media trash"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["media-library-assistant", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-editor-accounts", "plugin-updated-to-3.42"]
published_at: "2026-10-28T06:16:35+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-28T06:31:27+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-28T06:32:29+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113486", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-28T06:31:27+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress Media Library Assistant: forged request empties media trash

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress before 3.42 skips a CSRF nonce check on its Empty Trash media action. A forged cross-site request can make a logged-in Editor or higher permanently delete every trashed attachment on the site.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or with `wp plugin get media-library-assistant --field=version`
- Confirm the version is below `3.42`

## Fix

- Update the Media Library Assistant plugin to `3.42` or later
- Restore trashed attachments from backup if they were deleted without intent

## Timeline

- 2026-10-28T06:31:27+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113486

## From the sources

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.42 does not verify a CSRF nonce on its Empty Trash media action, so a forged cross-site request can cause a logged-in user with the Editor role or above to permanently delete every trashed attachment on the site.

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