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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Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions meta Box
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions meta Box

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Meta Box < 5.13.1 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Attachment Deletion via IDOR
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T16:18:13.235Z

Reserved: 2026-07-09T12:15:58.908Z

Link: CVE-2026-15248

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T15:02:41.883Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-02T06:16:37.403

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:31:36.750

Link: CVE-2026-15248

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-10T23:45:03Z

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