CVE-2026-14488

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.

Published 29 Jul 2026, 11:16 UTC Last modified 29 Jul 2026, 11:16 UTC

9.1

CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL base score CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack profile

The conditions required to exploit this vulnerability and its potential impact.

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

Availability High

Exploitability3.9

Impact5.2

Affected products

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Weakness classification

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CWECWE-862

Source references

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NVD National Vulnerability Database recordnvd.nist.gov 01 Technical reference security@wordfence.com 02 Technical reference security@wordfence.com