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Description

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in the /wp-content/uploads directory due to insufficient file path validation and user capability checking in the _process_mla_download_file function in all versions up to, and including, 3.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server from the /wp-content/uploads/ directory.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-07-30 | Published 2025-08-19 | Updated 2025-08-19 | Assigner Wordfence




MEDIUM: 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Problem types

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

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affected

Timeline

2025-07-30:Vendor Notified
2025-08-18:Disclosed

Credits

wesley finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-de67-4c92-9cf8-1bfb7330f327?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...26/includes/class-mla-main.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ssistant&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

cve.org (CVE-2025-8357)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-8357)

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