mr_mat Remove Meta Boxes per User Role Plugin up to 1.01 on WordPress cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability was found in mr_mat Remove Meta Boxes per User Role Plugin up to 1.01 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-8422. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in mr_mat Remove Meta Boxes per User Role Plugin up to 1.01 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Remove meta boxes per user role plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.01. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'remove-meta-boxes-per-user-role' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify or reset the plugin's per-role meta box visibility settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was shared by Muhammad Nur Ibnu Hubab. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-8422 since 05/12/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• mr_mat

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• Remove Meta Boxes per User Role Plugin

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• 1.01

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