Vulnerability alerts / November 7, 2026

Vulnerability in Meta Box — CVE-2026-120836

MediumSeverity
CVSS 6.5

—Estimated exploit probability
EPSS

500,000+ sitesInstalls

5.15.4Fixed in

What to do now

Update Meta Box to 5.15.4 or later.

Affected versions

Everything up to and including 5.15.3

Affected: Meta Box (plugin, meta-box)

Check: The plugin on wordpress.org / Our record for Meta Box

What the vulnerability is

Missing Authorization vulnerability in eLightUp Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework meta-box allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework: from n/a through 5.15.3.

This description is reproduced verbatim from the public vulnerability record.

Sources

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/meta-box/vulnerability/wordpress-meta-box-wordpress-custom-fields-framework-plugin-5-15-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

This page is compiled automatically from public databases. Accuracy is not guaranteed; confirm against the vendor advisory before acting.

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