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CVE-2026-14488

Meta Box Meta Box AIO — Meta Box AIO <= 3.8.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion via 'rwmb_frontend_field_object_id' Parameter

Description · from the CVE record

The Meta Box AIO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization via the template_redirect dispatcher in the MB Frontend Submission extension in versions up to, and including, 3.8.0. This is due to the handle_request() function routing the mbfs_delete action without any capability or ownership check, and the nonce verification in check_ajax() being gated behind is_ajax() which is false for template_redirect requests, making it bypassable. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts and pages by supplying an attacker-controlled post ID via the rwmb_frontend_field_object_id GET parameter on any page that hosts a frontend submission form regardless of whether allow_delete is enabled.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Meta Box AIO≤ 3.8.0–CNA

Scores by source

Wordfence (CNA)9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

References

refwordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9506f84-3d33-48e0-8dce-d517e1a923e4?source=cverefmetabox.io/plugins/meta-box-aio/changelog