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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-5544

davidlingren media_library_assistant Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Published Oct 13, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 13, 2026 · davidlingren media_library_assistant Improper Neutralization

Patch now

CVE-2024-5544 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm davidlingren media_library_assistant Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (davidlingren media_library_assistant Improper Neutralization).
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.36%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated media_library_assistant · vendor davidlingren media_library_assistant

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the order parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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  • stated media_library_assistant<= 3.17
  • vendor davidlingren media_library_assistantversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-5544

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-5544 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm davidlingren media_library_assistant Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 3.17. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.36%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 13, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the order parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such

  2. Oct 13, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-5544

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-5544

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-5544

    The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the order parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.