WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Meta Box < 5.11.2 - Contributor+ Arbitrary File Deletion
Description
The plugin 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, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).
Affects Plugins
References
Classification
Type
LFI
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
JongHwan Shin (zzzsleep)
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-03-06 (about 2 months ago)
Added
2026-03-07 (about 2 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-03-07 (about 2 months ago)