---
id: "CVE-2026-115594"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-115594"]
title: "Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin leaks embedded sensitive data in responses"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["media-library-assistant", "package", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T11:16:34+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T11:29:40+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T11:31:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115594", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T11:29:40+00:00"}]
---

# Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin leaks embedded sensitive data in responses

Media Library Assistant, a WordPress plugin by David Lingren, sends sensitive information inside data it returns to the browser. An attacker can retrieve that embedded sensitive data, per the advisory text.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the Media Library Assistant plugin (media-library-assistant) in the WordPress admin plugin list, or with `wp plugin get media-library-assistant --field=version`
- Compare the installed version against the affected range, which ends at `3.42`

## Fix

- Update Media Library Assistant to a version later than `3.42` once the vendor publishes a fixed release (unknown from the sources)
- Until then, unknown; deactivate the plugin if it is not needed

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T11:29:40+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115594

## From the sources

Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.42.

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