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CVE-2024-1204: Meta Box < 5.9.4 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Posts' Custom Field Disclosure

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-04-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Meta Box WordPress plugin before 5.9.4 does not prevent users with at least the contributor role from access arbitrary custom fields assigned to other user's posts.

Affected products

• Meta Box: before 5.9.4 — fixed in 5.9.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Meta Box 5.9.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/03191b00-0b05-42db-9ce2-fc525981b6c9/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/03191b00-0b05-42db-9ce2-fc525981b6c9/

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