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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-11731
CVE-2020-11731:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Media Library Assistant plugin before version 2.82 for WordPress contains multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in all Settings/Media Library Assistant tabs. The vulnerability was discovered on December 15, 2019 and publicly disclosed on April 13, 2020 (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript code through the Settings/Media Library Assistant tabs. The issue received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.1 MEDIUM (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow authenticated attackers to inject and execute malicious JavaScript code in the context of other users' browsers who access the affected pages, potentially leading to session hijacking, credential theft, or other client-side attacks (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to Media Library Assistant version 2.82 or later which contains fixes for these XSS vulnerabilities (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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