CVE-2026-15248
Meta Box < 5.13.1 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Attachment Deletion via IDOR
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Meta Box < 5.13.1 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Attachment Deletion via IDOR
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-15248- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-51935
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-51935- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vpwf-36p2-3fwr
The Meta Box WordPress plugin before 5.13.1 does not verify that a user is authorized to delete...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vpwf-36p2-3fwr- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-15248- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-15248 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Metabox Meta Box, published August 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.