CVE-2026-113481VulnerabilityPublished 1 Nov 2026

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.44 does not check that the requesting user is allowed to view a

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-113481· Medium

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 3.44 when convenient.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 07:22 UTC

Severity

Medium

Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none

Patch: Available – fixed in 3.44

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 31 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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What to do

Upgrade Media Library Assistant (WordPress plugin) to 3.44.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Media Library Assistant	Affected <3.44	Fixed in 3.44

AI-suggested

Upgrade the Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin to version 3.44 or later, where this access control issue has been addressed. No other specific mitigations are indicated.

Description

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin versions before 3.44 have a vulnerability where the plugin does not verify if the requesting user has permission to view a post before revealing the taxonomy terms assigned to it. This flaw allows any authenticated user, including low-privileged roles such as subscribers, to discover the term assignments of private attachments and posts.

Impact

Any authenticated user, including those with minimal privileges like subscribers, can obtain information about taxonomy term assignments for private posts and attachments. While this does not directly expose the content of private posts, it leaks metadata that could be used for further reconnaissance or information gathering within the WordPress environment.

Summary

This vulnerability in the Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin prior to version 3.44 involves insufficient access control checks. Specifically, the plugin fails to confirm that the user requesting information about a post is authorized to view that post before disclosing which taxonomy terms are assigned to it. As a result, authenticated users without appropriate permissions can access metadata about private content, potentially leaking sensitive organizational or content classification information.

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