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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-11928 · published 20 April 2020

CVE-2020-11928: Davidlingren media library assistant vulnerability

DDavidlingren · Media Library Assistant

In the media-library-assistant plugin before 2.82 for WordPress, Remote Code Execution can occur via the tax_query, meta_query, or date_query parameter in mla_gallery via an admin.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 3.6% · top 11.1%
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
3.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In the media-library-assistant plugin before 2.82 for WordPress, Remote Code Execution can occur via the tax_query, meta_query, or date_query parameter in mla_gallery via an admin.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/media-library-assistant/#developers ProductThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/media-library-assistant/#developers ProductThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-11928), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.