WordPress plugin
Meta Box <= 4.16.1 — Mishandling of File Upload
CVE-2019-14794Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤4.16.1Update to 4.16.2 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.5
- CVSS
- 7.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:HIntegrity- High
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites meta-box
- Affected≤ 4.16.1
- Patched in4.16.2
Update to 4.16.2 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 4.16.1. Version 4.16.2 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 4.16.2, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence.
The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.2 for WordPress mishandles the uploading of files to custom folders.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤5.15.3Update to 5.15.4 | CVE-2026-123472 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤5.15.3Update to 5.15.4 | CVE-2026-120836 | |
| Medium4.9 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Background Field Array Keys ≤5.15.2Update to 5.15.3 | CVE-2026-109216 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤5.15.2Update to 5.15.3 | CVE-2026-109700 | |
| Medium4.3 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference <5.13.1Update to 5.13.1 | CVE-2026-15248 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤5.15.3Update to 5.15.4
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤5.15.3Update to 5.15.4
- Medium4.9Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Background Field Array Keys
≤5.15.2Update to 5.15.3
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤5.15.2Update to 5.15.3
- Medium4.3Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
<5.13.1Update to 5.13.1
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
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