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Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Oct 29, 2026 11:27:14 UTC

CVE-2026-109216

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.

Base score4.9/ 10
SeverityMediumCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes
Base severityMedium
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityHighAC
Privileges requiredLowPR
User interactionNoneUI
ScopeChangedS
Confidentiality impactLowC
Integrity impactLowI
Availability impactNoneA
CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Record context

CVE Numbering AuthorityWordfence
Last updatedOct 29, 2026 11:27:14 UTC
PublishedOct 29, 2026 11:27:14 UTC
ReservedOct 12, 2026 13:39:09 UTC

Credits

  • Md. Moniruzzaman Prodhan (NomanProdhan)