CVE-2025-14675 — Meta Box [meta-box] < 5.11.2

CVE	Vulnerability	Type	Severity	Affected	Fixed in	Published	Status
CVE-2025-14675	Meta Box [meta-box] < 5.11.2	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	High 7.2	< 5.11.2	5.11.2	2026-03-06	—

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).

Source: CVE.org

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