#VU27020 Code Injection in Media Library Assistant - CVE-2020-11928
Published: April 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27020
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11928
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Media Library Assistant
Media Library Assistant
Software vendor:
David Lingren
David Lingren
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "tax_query", "meta_query" and "date_query" parameters of the [mla_gallery] shortcode. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.