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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-11738
CVE-2025-11738:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress contains a limited file reading vulnerability (CVE-2025-11738) affecting all versions up to and including 3.29. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on October 18, 2025, impacting the mla-stream-image.php file component (NVD CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path) and has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. The issue specifically resides in the mla-stream-image.php file, which allows for unauthorized file reading operations (NVD CVE).
Impact
The vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary ai/eps/pdf/ps files stored on the server. This could lead to the exposure of sensitive information contained within these file types (NVD CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerable file mla-stream-image.php has been removed from the plugin as evidenced by the WordPress plugin repository changes (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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