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.
Published:
2026-08-02
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Unknown | Meta Box | unaffected |
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History
Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-02T06:00:09.852Z
Reserved: 2026-07-09T12:15:58.908Z
Link: CVE-2026-15248
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