Author-level SQL injection via mla_search_connector concatenation
Published Aug 21, 2026 · Updated Aug 21, 2026
SQL injection in David Lingren Media Library Assistant before 3.40 allows remote authenticated users to execute SQL via mla_search_connector. The media-library query handler concatenates the unvalidated search parameter directly into a SQL query rather than binding it as data. Author-role access is required; the published record does not disclose the endpoint, extraction method, or exact database impact.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in David Lingren Media Library Assistant before 3.40 allows remote authenticated users to execute SQL via mla_search_connector. The media-library query handler concatenates the unvalidated search parameter directly into a SQL query rather than binding it as data. Author-role access is required; the published record does not disclose the endpoint, extraction method, or exact database impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-16959
- Published
- Aug 21, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- Vendor
- David Lingren
- Product
- Media Library Assistant
- Classifications
- CWE-89
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 21, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.40
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