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CVE-2026-15248: Meta Box (WordPress plugin) · Missing Authorization

Affects Meta Box (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade to 5.13.1 when convenient.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 08:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 31% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.13.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Meta Box (WordPress plugin) to 5.13.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Meta BoxAffected
  • <5.13.1
Fixed in
  • 5.13.1

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict user roles and permissions carefully to prevent low-privilege users from performing deletion actions on media attachments.

Description

The Meta Box WordPress plugin before 5.13.1 does not verify that a user is authorized to delete the supplied attachment before deleting it, allowing users with a low-privilege role such as Contributor to permanently delete arbitrary media attachments belonging to other users.

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