GHSA-m4q3-832v-44j6HighCVSS 7.2

Meta Box Plugin for WordPress: Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion via ajax_delete_file

Published
March 7, 2026
Last Modified
March 10, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

The Meta Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the 'ajax_delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 5.11.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

🎯 Affected products1

  • composer/wpmetabox/meta-box:< 5.11.2

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