CVE-2023-0279: The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.06 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege

high Affects media-library-assistant (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published 2023-02-27; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.06 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by high privilege

Package: media-library-assistant (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <3.06
Fixed in: 3.06
Severity: high CVSS 7.2
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (56.0th percentile)
Published: 2023-02-27
Source: nvd

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