CVE-2026-109216 PUBLISHED

Meta Box <= 5.15.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Background Field Array Keys

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 12.10.2026 Published: 29.10.2026 Updated: 29.10.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.9

Product Status

Vendor metabox
Product Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 5.15.2 (incl.)

Credits

  • Md. Moniruzzaman Prodhan (NomanProdhan) finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation CWE