Medium severity · published Oct 18, 2025
CVE-2025-11738
Media Library Assistant <= 3.29 - Unauthenticated Limited File Read
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited file reading in all versions up to, and including, 3.29 via the mla-stream-image.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary ai/eps/pdf/ps files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ML
Media Library Assistant · dglingren
through 3.29 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11738
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11738
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3379043%40media-library-assistant&new=3379043%40media-library-assistant&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3379044%40media-library-assistant&new=3379044%40media-library-assistant&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/43d1264a-2265-4423-a643-7ef6436d3764?source=cve
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