---
id: CVE-2026-15248
title: >-
  The Meta Box WordPress plugin before 5.13.1 does not verify that a user is
  authorized to delete the supplied attachment before deleting it, allowing
  users with a low-privilege role such as Contributor to permanently delete
  arbitrary medi…
summary: >-
  The Meta Box WordPress plugin before 5.13.1 does not verify that a user is
  authorized to delete the supplied attachment before deleting it, allowing
  users with a low-privilege role such as Contributor to permanently delete
  arbitrary medi…
severity: none
published: '2026-08-02'
updated: '2026-08-02'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15248'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a101136d-606f-4529-ae78-a4fff7724e2c/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-08-02T13:18:29.119Z'
epss: 0.00375
epssPercentile: 0.28812
---

## Overview

The Meta Box WordPress plugin before 5.13.1 does not verify that a user is authorized to delete the supplied attachment before deleting it, allowing users with a low-privilege role such as Contributor to permanently delete arbitrary media attachments belonging to other users.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.