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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…

Critical CVSS 9.1
CVECVE-2026-14488
First seen2026-07-29 12:15 UTC
Disclosed2026-07-29 11:16 UTC
Last updated2026-07-29 12:15 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

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 a…

In-depth triage · Auto channel

No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).

Lint boundary warnings (2)

The following non-blocking warnings were raised during the lint phase of this triage (e.g. reference URLs not yet on the allowlist). They do not affect entry usability and are disclosed for transparency (see DR-002).

  • REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTED url not in allowlist: https://metabox.io/plugins/meta-box-aio/changelog/
  • REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTED url not in allowlist: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9506f84-3d33-48e0-8dce-d517e1a923e4?source=cve

Sources

  • NVD DATABASE

Original Links

Timeline

  1. nvd_ingest NVD