¿Es seguro Meta Box?

Qué hace este plugin

• Slug: meta-box
• 500000+ instalaciones activas

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Estado de mantenimiento

• Última versión conocida: 5.13.1
• Requiere PHP: 7.4+
• PHP máximo soportado (analizado): 8.4

Vulnerabilidades conocidas

5 CVEs conocidos registrados para Meta Box. Reportadas entre 2024 y 2026.

CVE-2026-39468

The Meta Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation 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).

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Fuente: Wordfence

CVE-2025-14675

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).

Descripción técnica mostrada en el idioma original de la fuente (inglés).

Fuente: CVE.org

CVE-2024-43235

The Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the query function called via 'ajax_get_posts' in versions up to, and including, 5.9.10. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to view arbitrary posts.

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Fuente: Wordfence

CVE-2024-1204

The Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.3. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting the post meta that can be displayed through the 'rwmb_meta' shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to retrieve arbitrary post meta information.

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Fuente: Wordfence

CVE-2023-6526

Update the WordPress Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework plugin to the latest available version (at least 5.9.3). Francesco Carlucci discovered and reported this Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework Plugin. This could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into your website which will be executed when guests visit your site. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.9.3. Have additional information or questions about this entry? Get in touch.

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Fuente: Patchstack

Cómo solucionarlo

Mantén Meta Box actualizado — 5.13.1 es la última versión en wordpress.org, y cada CVE de arriba indica la versión exacta que lo corrigió ("Corregido en").

Este es el historial completo de vulnerabilidades conocidas del plugin, no un escaneo de una instalación específica — ejecuta un escaneo gratis de tu propio sitio para verificar tu versión instalada exacta.

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