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.

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The EPSS score is 0.00168.

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Unknown Meta Box unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 5.13.1

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https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a101136d-606f-4529-ae78-a4fff7724e2c/ cve-icon
History

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Meta Box < 5.13.1 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Attachment Deletion via IDOR
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-02T06:00:09.852Z

Reserved: 2026-07-09T12:15:58.908Z

Link: CVE-2026-15248

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Updated: 2026-08-03T09:30:17Z

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