CVE-2026-8422
MEDIUMRemove meta boxes per user role <= 1.01 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Title source: cnaDescription
The Remove meta boxes per user role plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.01. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'remove-meta-boxes-per-user-role' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify or reset the plugin's per-role meta box visibility settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0013
EPSS Percentile
3.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-352
Status
published
Products (1)
mr_mat/Remove meta boxes per user role
< 1.01
Published
Jun 02, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 02, 2026