High severity · published Aug 9, 2019
CVE-2019-14794
The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.2 for WordPress mishandles the uploading of files to custom folders
7.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Meta Box plugin before 4.16.2 for WordPress mishandles the uploading of files to custom folders.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MB
Meta Box · Metabox
before 4.16.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14794
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14794
Vendor Advisory
https://metabox.io/changelog/
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