---
id: "CVE-2026-118095"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118095"]
title: "WordPress Media Library Assistant: DOM-based XSS lets attackers run scripts"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["media-library-assistant", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T15:17:21+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T15:25:39+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T15:26:36+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118095", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T15:25:39+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress Media Library Assistant: DOM-based XSS lets attackers run scripts

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.

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

## 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.
- Compare it against the range `3.42` and below listed in the source.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T15:25:39+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118095

## From the sources

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.

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