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CVE-2026-15248: Meta Box < 5.13.1 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Attachment Deletion via IDOR
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-02 · updated 2026-08-26
- Weakness: CWE-862
Description
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.
Affected products
- Meta Box: before 5.13.1 — fixed in 5.13.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Meta Box 5.13.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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