CVE-2024-30486 HIGH

CVE-2024-30486: WordPress Media Library Folders plugin <= 8.1.7 - Auth. SQL Injection vulnerability

Vendor Max Foundry

Product Media Library Folders

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published March 29, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Max Foundry Media Library Folders.This issue affects Media Library Folders: from n/a through 8.1.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Media Library Folders versions up to 8.1.7 contain a SQL injection vulnerability accessible to authenticated users with low privileges. An attacker can craft malicious input to extract sensitive data from the site database or degrade database performance. The vulnerability requires a valid user account but no additional user interaction.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the site database or cause database performance degradation.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized database access and potential data exposure for all sites running affected versions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 29, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30486 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

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