CVE-2026-14488
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
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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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"lang": "en",
"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."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"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": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Meta Box",
"product": "Meta Box AIO",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"versions": [
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"version": "0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "3.8.0",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
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{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"baseScore": 9.1,
"baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"impactScore": 5.2
}
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"timestamp": "2026-07-29T14:30:49.934928Z",
"id": "CVE-2026-14488",
"options": [
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"exploitation": "none"
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{
"automatable": "yes"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
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},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-862"
}
]
}
],
"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]"
}
]
}