PT-2026-24628 · Packagist · Wpmetabox/Meta-Box

Published 2026-03-07 · Updated 2026-03-07

OSV

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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).

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

GHSA-M4Q3-832V-44J6

Affected Products

Wpmetabox/Meta-Box

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-m4q3-832v-44j6 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14675 · Security Note
• https://github.com/wpmetabox/meta-box · Note
• https://github.com/wpmetabox/meta-box/commit/08c6511607b9cc9fe8d0de7a7e91c9d5d415f831 · Note
• https://github.com/wpmetabox/meta-box/pull/1654 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meta-box/tags/5.11.0/inc/fields/file.php#L30 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3475210/meta-box#file3 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/036467de-95bb-4bfd-9522-df8dc17f3102?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meta-box/tags/5.11.0/inc/fields/file.php#L54 · Note