CVE-2023-34010 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-34010: WordPress Media Library Assistant Plugin <= 3.0.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor David Lingren

Product Media Library Assistant

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 5, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in submodule of David Lingren Media Library Assistant plugin <= 3.0.7 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Media Library Assistant versions up to 3.0.7 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts. An attacker must craft a malicious link and trick a site user into clicking it. The injected script executes in the victim's browser with their permissions, potentially allowing theft of session tokens or site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in a user's browser session.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site users can be tricked into running attacker code, risking account compromise or data theft.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

User must click an attacker-crafted link; no authentication required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 5, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34010 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-34010

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.8 / MEDIUM

Affected versions