CVE-2024-11974: Media Library Assistant (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Media Library Assistant (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 31% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| dglingren Media Library Assistant | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, users should consider disabling or restricting access to the vulnerable plugin or parameters. Applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block malicious input targeting these parameters may help mitigate risk. Monitor official dglingren or WordPress security advisories for updates and patches.
Description
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘smc_settings_tab', 'unattachfixit-action', and 'woofixit-action’ parameters in all versions up to, and including, 3.23 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/65f4e5e1-4c2e-4943-aa84-4caa61e14bc2?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/trunk/examples/plugins/mla-unattached-fixit.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/trunk/examples/plugins/woofixit.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/media-library-assistant/trunk/examples/plugins/smart-media-categories/admin/includes/class-smc-settings-support.php (opens in a new tab)
- wordpress.org/plugins/media-library-assistant/ (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3215759/ (opens in a new tab)