CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-14488
The Meta Box AIO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization via the template_redirect dispatcher in the MB Frontend Submission extension in versions up to, and including, 3.8.0. This is due to the handle_request() function routing the mbfs_delete action without any capability or ownership check, and the nonce verification in check_ajax() being gated behind is_ajax() which is false for template_redirect requests, making it bypassable. This makes it possible for unauthenticated at
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Meta Box AIO","vendor":"Meta Box","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"3.8.0","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0b80a1c293de693476e27755fd65784bb6aea2b856a4e7d5d8776cf700ccc21f · sha256:ae7577e6ecb87ddb… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":9.1,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0b80a1c293de693476e27755fd65784bb6aea2b856a4e7d5d8776cf700ccc21f · sha256:ae7577e6ecb87ddb… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0b80a1c293de693476e27755fd65784bb6aea2b856a4e7d5d8776cf700ccc21f · sha256:ae7577e6ecb87ddb… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"url":"https://metabox.io/plugins/meta-box-aio/changelog/"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0b80a1c293de693476e27755fd65784bb6aea2b856a4e7d5d8776cf700ccc21f · sha256:ae7577e6ecb87ddb… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9506f84-3d33-48e0-8dce-d517e1a923e4?source=cve"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0b80a1c293de693476e27755fd65784bb6aea2b856a4e7d5d8776cf700ccc21f · sha256:ae7577e6ecb87ddb… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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