Meta Box Plugin up to 5.13.0 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Meta Box Plugin up to 5.13.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-15248. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Meta Box Plugin up to 5.13.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-15248 since 07/09/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.13.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Meta Box Plugin 5.13.1

Timelineinfo

07/09/2026 CVE reserved
08/02/2026 +24 days Advisory disclosed
08/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-15248 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-15248
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-385332

Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2026 08:26
Changes: 08/02/2026 08:26 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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