Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-113481 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-113481 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-113481?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 1 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- WPScan Media Library Assistant before 3.44.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-113481?
- Yes: fixed in 3.44. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-113481 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-113481?
- Check whether you run WPScan Media Library Assistant at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 3.44
Technical details
The plugin's mla-fill-compat-fields function does not validate whether the requesting user is permitted to view a post before revealing its assigned taxonomy terms. This broken access control vulnerability allows any authenticated user to enumerate term assignments on private attachments and posts via an information disclosure attack. No special privileges or user interaction are required beyond authentication.
Affected products
- WPScan Media Library Assistant before 3.44
Timeline
- 2026-10-30: disclosed
- 2026-11-01: advisory