GHSA-m4q3-832v-44j6

Suggest an improvement
Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m4q3-832v-44j6
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-m4q3-832v-44j6/GHSA-m4q3-832v-44j6.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-m4q3-832v-44j6
Aliases
Published
2026-03-07T09:30:14Z
Modified
2026-03-10T19:56:20Z
Severity
  • 7.2 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
Meta Box Plugin for WordPress: Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion via ajax_delete_file
Details

The Meta Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the 'ajax_delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 5.11.1. 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).

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-03-10T19:34:19Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2026-03-07T08:16:05Z",
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

Packagist / wpmetabox/meta-box

Package

Name
wpmetabox/meta-box
Purl
pkg:composer/wpmetabox/meta-box

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.11.2

Affected versions

4.*
4.4.0
4.4.1
4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
4.5.4
4.5.5
4.5.6
4.5.7
4.6
4.7
4.7.1
4.7.2
4.7.3
4.8.0
4.8.1
4.8.3
4.8.4
4.8.5
4.8.6
4.8.7
4.9
4.9.1
4.9.2
4.9.3
4.9.4
4.9.5
4.9.6
4.10
4.10.1
4.10.2
4.10.3
4.10.4
4.11
4.11.1
4.11.2
4.11.3
4.12
4.12.1
4.12.2
4.12.3
4.12.4
4.12.5
4.12.6
4.13.0
4.13.1
4.13.2
4.13.3
4.13.4
4.14.0
4.14.1
4.14.2
4.14.3
4.14.4
4.14.5
4.14.6
4.14.7
4.14.8
4.14.9
4.14.10
4.14.11
4.15.0
4.15.1
4.15.2
4.15.3
4.15.4
4.15.5
4.15.6
4.15.7
4.15.8
4.15.9
4.16.0
4.16.1
4.16.2
4.16.3
4.17.0
4.17.1
4.17.2
4.17.3
4.18.0
4.18.1
4.18.2
4.18.3
4.18.4
5.*
5.0.0
5.0.1
5.1.0
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.2.0
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.2.4
5.2.5
5.2.6
5.2.7
5.2.8
5.2.9
5.2.10
5.3.0
5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.4
5.3.5
5.3.6
5.3.7
5.3.8
5.3.9
5.3.10
5.4.0
5.4.1
5.4.2
5.4.3
5.4.4
5.4.5
5.4.6
5.4.7
5.4.8
5.5.0
5.5.1
5.6.0
5.6.1
5.6.2
5.6.3
5.6.4
5.6.5
5.6.6
5.6.7
5.6.8
5.6.9
5.6.10
5.6.11
5.6.12
5.6.13
5.6.14
5.6.15
5.6.16
5.6.17
5.6.18
5.7.0
5.7.1
5.7.2
5.7.3
5.7.4
5.7.5
5.8.0
5.8.1
5.8.2
5.9.0
5.9.1
5.9.2
5.9.3
5.9.4
5.9.5
5.9.6
5.9.7
5.9.8
5.9.9
5.9.10
5.9.11
5.10.0
5.10.1
5.10.2
5.10.3
5.10.4
5.10.5
5.10.6
5.10.7
5.10.8
5.10.9
5.10.10
5.10.11
5.10.12
5.10.13
5.10.14
5.10.15
5.10.16
5.10.17
5.10.18
5.10.19
5.11.0
5.11.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-m4q3-832v-44j6/GHSA-m4q3-832v-44j6.json"