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CVE-2019-14794

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-08-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-19

Description

The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.2 for WordPress mishandles the uploading of files to custom folders.

Affected products

• Meta Box: before 4.16.2 — fixed in 4.16.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Meta Box 4.16.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://metabox.io/changelog/
• https://metabox.io/changelog/

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