CVE-2025-14675: Meta Box Plugin for WordPress: Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion via ajax_delete_file

high Affects wpmetabox/meta-box. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2026-03-07; advisory modified 2026-03-10.

Meta Box Plugin for WordPress: Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion via ajax_delete_file

Package: wpmetabox/meta-box Composer
Affected versions: <5.11.2
Fixed in: 5.11.2
Severity: high CVSS 7.2
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (84.3th percentile)
Published: 2026-03-07
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-22

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