Vulnerabilities and security researches formeta-box meta-box

Mar 29, 2026

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2025-14675
Home page URL: Security reports for Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Application: Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Date: Mar 07, 2026
Research Description: The Meta Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the 'ajax_delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 5.11.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).
Affected versions: max 5.11.1.
Status: vulnerable

Aug 12, 2024

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2024-43235
Home page URL: Security reports for Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Application: Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Date: Nov 01, 2024
Research Description: Missing Authorization vulnerability in MetaBox.Io Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework: from n/a through 5.9.10.
Affected versions: max 5.9.11.
Status: vulnerable

Jun 10, 2024

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2019-14793
Home page URL: Security reports for Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Application: Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Date: -
Research Description: The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.3 for WordPress allows file deletion via ajax, with the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=rwmb_delete_file attachment_id parameter.
Affected versions: max 4.16.3.
Status: vulnerable

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2019-14794
Home page URL: Security reports for Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Application: Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Date: -
Research Description: The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.2 for WordPress mishandles the uploading of files to custom folders.
Affected versions: max 4.16.1.
Status: vulnerable

Jun 07, 2024

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2024-1204
Home page URL: Security reports for Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Application: Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Date: Apr 15, 2024
Research Description: The Meta Box WordPress plugin before 5.9.4 does not prevent users with at least the contributor role from access arbitrary custom fields assigned to other user's posts.
Affected versions: max 5.9.4.
Status: vulnerable

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2023-6526
Home page URL: Security reports for Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Application: Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework
Date: Feb 06, 2024
Research Description: The Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via custom post meta values displayed through the plugin's shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected versions: max 5.9.3.
Status: vulnerable