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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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).
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.39% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://github.com/wpmetabox/meta-box/pull/1654
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meta-box/tags/5.11.0/inc/fields/file.php#L30
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meta-box/tags/5.11.0/inc/fields/file.php#L54
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3475210/meta-box#file3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/036467de-95bb-4bfd-9522-df8dc17f3102?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.