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CVE-2026-54198 David Lingren CVE debrief

CVE-2026-54198 is a high-severity Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Media Library Assistant versions up to and including 3.35. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1 and was published on 2026-06-16T10:16:28.730Z. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure. The affected product is Media Library Assistant, and the vendor is currently listed as Unknown Vendor.

Vendor
David Lingren
Product
Media LIbrary Assistant
CVSS
HIGH 7.1
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-16
Original CVE updated
2026-06-16
Advisory published
2026-06-16
Advisory updated
2026-06-16

Who should care

Administrators and users of Media Library Assistant versions up to and including 3.35 should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate the risk.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is caused by a lack of proper input validation and sanitization in the Media Library Assistant plugin. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious JavaScript code, which can then be executed by the browser. The CVSS vector for this vulnerability is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Defensive priority

high

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update Media Library Assistant to a version that is not vulnerable.
  • Implement additional security measures, such as input validation and sanitization, to prevent similar vulnerabilities.

Evidence notes

The evidence for this CVE comes from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and Patchstack.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-54198 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54198

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-54198 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54198

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.