{"id":"CVE-2026-118095","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-118095"],"related":[],"title":"WordPress Media Library Assistant: DOM-based XSS lets attackers run scripts","description":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in David Lingren Media LIbrary Assistant media-library-assistant allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Media LIbrary Assistant: from n/a through 3.42.","summary":"Media Library Assistant, a WordPress plugin by David Lingren, has a DOM-based cross-site scripting flaw in versions up to 3.42. An attacker can craft a link or input that makes a visitor's browser run attacker-supplied JavaScript in the site's context.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["media-library-assistant","package","self-hosted","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["plugin-not-installed"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed version of Media Library Assistant in the WordPress admin plugin list, or in the plugin's main file header.\n- Compare it against the range `3.42` and below listed in the source.","fix":null,"status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-29T15:17:21+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-29T15:25:39+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-29T15:26:36+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-29T15:26:36+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-29T15:26:36Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"internet","title":"WordPress Media Library Assistant: DOM-based XSS lets attackers run scripts","impact":"medium","summary":"Media Library Assistant, a WordPress plugin by David Lingren, has a DOM-based cross-site scripting flaw in versions up to 3.42. An attacker can craft a link or input that makes a visitor's browser run attacker-supplied JavaScript in the site's context.","audience":"businesses","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["wordpress","media-library-assistant","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"Attacker script runs in visitor browsers on the affected site","analyst_note":"Check the NVD entry and the plugin's changelog for a fixed version and the vulnerable page or parameter; the source gives only 'through 3.42'.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed version of Media Library Assistant in the WordPress admin plugin list, or in the plugin's main file header.\n- Compare it against the range `3.42` and below listed in the source.","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["plugin-not-installed"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running the Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin at version 3.42 or earlier are affected. 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The flaw is in client-side JavaScript, so exposure depends on the plugin's pages being reachable and visitors interacting with crafted input; sites without the plugin can skip it.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"none","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-29T15:17:21+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","cvss_by":"audit@patchstack.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-118095","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118095","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-29T15:17:21+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-29T15:18:54+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-29T15:25:39+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-29T15:25:39+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}