CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-15248

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Meta Box WordPress plugin before version 5.13.1 does not verify that a user is authorized to delete the supplied attachment. This allows users with low privileges, such as Contributor, to permanently delete arbitrary media attachments belonging to other users.

Risk Assessment

The organization risks losing other users' media data, which can lead to workflow disruptions and content integrity violations.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Meta Box plugin to version 5.13.1 or later.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS