The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the mla_update_compat_fields_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.33. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify taxonomy terms on arbitrary attachments.

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Description The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the mla_update_compat_fields_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.33. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify taxonomy terms on arbitrary attachments.
Title Media Library Assistant <= 3.33 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Attachment Taxonomy Modification
Weaknesses CWE-862
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

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Updated: 2026-03-05T05:26:31.776Z

Reserved: 2026-02-23T20:00:15.996Z

Link: CVE-2026-3072

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-05T06:16:52.160

Modified: 2026-03-05T06:16:52.160

Link: CVE-2026-3072

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