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CVE-2026-14488

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Description

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 attackers to delete arbitrary posts and pages by supplying an attacker-controlled post ID via the rwmb_frontend_field_object_id GET parameter on any page that hosts a frontend submission form regardless of whether allow_delete is enabled.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.1 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-29 11:16:48.063000
Last modified
2026-10-23 23:10:00.157000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-14488",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-29T11:16:48.063",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-23T23:10:00.157",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "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 attackers to delete arbitrary posts and pages by supplying an attacker-controlled post ID via the rwmb_frontend_field_object_id GET parameter on any page that hosts a frontend submission form regardless of whether allow_delete is enabled."
    },
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      "value": "El plugin Meta Box AIO para WordPress es vulnerable a la falta de autorización a través del despachador template_redirect en la extensión MB Frontend Submission en versiones hasta la 3.8.0, inclusive. Esto se debe a que la función handle_request() enruta la acción mbfs_delete sin ninguna verificación de capacidad o propiedad, y la verificación de nonce en check_ajax() está protegida por is_ajax(), que es falso para las solicitudes template_redirect, lo que la hace eludible. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados eliminen publicaciones y páginas arbitrarias al proporcionar un ID de publicación controlado por el atacante a través del parámetro GET rwmb_frontend_field_object_id en cualquier página que aloje un formulario de envío de frontend, independientemente de si allow_delete está habilitado."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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      "source": "[email protected]",
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          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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      "description": [
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          "value": "CWE-862"
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://metabox.io/plugins/meta-box-aio/changelog/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9506f84-3d33-48e0-8dce-d517e1a923e4?source=cve",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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}