CVE-2019-14794
The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.2 for WordPress mishandles the uploading of files to custom folders.
The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.2 for WordPress mishandles the uploading of files to custom folders.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.2 for WordPress mishandles the uploading of files to custom folders.
- Record
CVE-2019-14794- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-19
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.2 for WordPress mishandles the uploading of files to custom folders.
- Record
CVE-2019-14794- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-5926 No score
The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.2 for WordPress mishandles the uploading of files to custom folders.
- Record
EUVD-2019-5926- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8gw-46gf-w8c5
The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.2 for WordPress mishandles the uploading of files to custom folders.
The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.2 for WordPress mishandles the uploading of files to custom folders.
- Record
GHSA-h8gw-46gf-w8c5- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-14794 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Metabox Meta Box, published August 9, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.