CVE-2025-8357 Media Library Assistant <= 3.27 - Authenticated (Author+) Limited File Deletion
Authenticated attackers with Author-level access can delete arbitrary files in the uploads directory due to insufficient capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8357?
CVE-2025-8357 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in dglingren Media Library Assistant, published on 19 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in the /wp-content/uploads directory due to insufficient file path validation and user capability checking in the _process_mla_download_file function in all versions up to, and including, 3.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server from the /wp-content/uploads/ directory.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8357?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8357?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-8357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8357 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v45q-4525-5g76.