CVE-2026-15248

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

02/08/2026

Last modified:

05/08/2026

Description

The Meta Box WordPress plugin before 5.13.1 does not verify that a user is authorized to delete the supplied attachment before deleting it, allowing users with a low-privilege role such as Contributor to permanently delete arbitrary media attachments belonging to other users.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.50 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): Low

Base Score 3.x

5.50

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a101136d-606f-4529-ae78-a4fff7724e2c/