---
id: "CVE-2026-115948"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-115948"]
title: "Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin: blind SQL injection through version 3.42"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "self-hosted", "wordpress", "wordpress-plugin"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-deactivated", "plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T11:16:35+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T11:29:40+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T11:30:56+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115948", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T11:29:40+00:00"}]
---

# Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin: blind SQL injection through version 3.42

The media-library-assistant WordPress plugin by David Lingren does not neutralize input used in an SQL command, enabling blind SQL injection. An attacker can read database contents one inference step at a time, which can expose site data such as user records and password hashes.

_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 whether the plugin is active on the site

## Fix

- Update media-library-assistant to a version later than `3.42`, as released by the vendor
- Until patched, deactivate the plugin if it is not essential

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T11:29:40+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115948

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.42.

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