Meta Box <= 5.11.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion

highseverity

7.2CVSS score

2.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

86%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

The Meta Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the ajax_delete_file function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to delete arbitrary files on the server.

Impact

Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files such as wp-config.php, which can lead to remote code execution in the right configuration.

Fix

Update Meta Box to version 5.11.2 or later.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/meta-box/readme.txt
Positive when: contains(body, "Meta Box") and compare_versions(version, "<= 5.11.1")

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2025-14675 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2026-39468

info:
  name: Meta Box <= 5.11.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion
  author: iamatownboy
  severity: high
  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. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to delete arbitrary files on the server.
  impact: |
    Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files such as wp-config.php, which can lead to remote code execution in the right configuration.
  remediation: |
    Update Meta Box to version 5.11.2 or later.
  reference:
    - https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/036467de-95bb-4bfd-9522-df8dc17f3102?source=cve
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14675
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 7.2
    cve-id: CVE-2025-14675
    epss-score: 0.01221
    epss-percentile: 0.68942
    cwe-id: CWE-22
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: metabox
    product: meta-box
    framework: wordpress
    publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/meta-box/"
  tags: cve,cve2026,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,meta-box,file-deletion,passive

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/meta-box/readme.txt"

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - contains(body, "Meta Box")
          - compare_versions(version, "<= 5.11.1")
        condition: and

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        name: version
        part: body
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '(?i)Stable tag:\s*([0-9.]+)'
        internal: true

References

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