CVE-2026-8422
Remove meta boxes per user role <= 1.01 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-352 |
| Vendor | mr_mat |
| Product | remove meta boxes per user role |
| Published | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Jun 2, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
mr_mat / Remove meta boxes per user role
0 ≤ 1.01
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e456b08d-ccb9-40b8-9c36-d4b2f7f7fb91?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-meta-boxes-per-user-role/trunk/admin_pages/settings.php#L26 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-meta-boxes-per-user-role/tags/1.01/admin_pages/settings.php#L26 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-meta-boxes-per-user-role/trunk/admin_pages/settings.php#L23 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-meta-boxes-per-user-role/tags/1.01/admin_pages/settings.php#L23 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-meta-boxes-per-user-role/trunk/remove-meta-boxes-per-role.php#L52 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-meta-boxes-per-user-role/tags/1.01/remove-meta-boxes-per-role.php#L52
Credits
Muhammad Nur Ibnu Hubab