CVE-2026-16959

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-21. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.40 does not validate a search parameter before concatenating it into a SQL query in one of its media-library query handlers, allowing users with the Author role to perform SQL injection.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
6.8(high)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity68% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
14%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 21, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 21, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Media Library Assistant < 3.40 – Author+ SQL Injection via mla_search_connector | CVE 2026-16959 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b13e3d3-42ee-4fe2-bb47-75bd2273f1b0/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16959(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 29× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 10:37 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 10:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-28 12:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-27 14:42 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-27 14:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-26 16:48 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-26 16:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-26 02:54 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-26 02:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-25 04:59 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-25 04:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-24 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-23 09:08 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-23 09:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-22 11:14 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-22 11:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-21 13:20 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.80
  25. 2026-08-21 13:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-21 13:19 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.8 · severity → MEDIUM
  2. 2026-08-21 07:34 UTCNVD update
  3. 2026-08-21 06:20 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-21 06:19 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16959?
CVE-2026-16959 is a medium vulnerability published on August 21, 2026. The Media Library Assistant WordPress plugin before 3.40 does not validate a search parameter before concatenating it into a SQL query in one of its media-library query handlers, allowing users with the Author role to perform SQL injection.
When was CVE-2026-16959 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16959 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 21, 2026, with the most recent update on August 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16959 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16959 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 86.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16959?
CVE-2026-16959 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16959?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16959, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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