CVE-2026-109216
Meta Box <= 5.15.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Background Field Array Keys
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.9 Medium
- Published
- Oct 29, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 12, 2026
Description
The Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'profile_background[<attacker-chosen key>]' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.15.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitability depends on a consuming plugin or theme built on Meta Box that exposes the background field to lower-privileged users and renders stored values via the rwmb_the_value()/format_single_value() pattern; the effective minimum privilege is whatever role that consumer permits, demonstrated at Subscriber level.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websitesmetabox |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7a8948f5-8bcf-48f2-b3a6-bfa24ba9bef0?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meta-box/tags/5.15.2/inc/fields/background.php#L154
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meta-box/tags/5.15.2/inc/sanitizer.php#L170
- https://github.com/wpmetabox/meta-box/pull/1709
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meta-box/tags/5.15.3/inc/fields/background.php
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