Is CVE-2024-6823 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-6823 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-6823?

CVE-2024-6823 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-6823?

CVE-2024-6823 has an EPSS score of 1.30% (67th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6823?

Upgrade media library assistant to 3.19 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-6823

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Media Library Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation involving the mla-inline-edit-upload-scripts AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload

How to fix

Remediation Available

media library assistantNVD

Affected:< 3.19Fixed in:3.19CVE-2024-6823derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

67thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 67% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Release Notes1

wordpress.org

Product1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-434 (Unrestricted File Upload) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12617	High	8.1	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2018-15961	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-31207	Medium	6.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-12615	High	8.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-31324	Critical	10.0	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-50623	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-02-07.