# CMB2

> CMB2 is a metabox, custom fields, and forms library for WordPress that will blow your mind.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `cmb2`
- Author: Justin Sternberg
- Version: 2.13.5
- Active installs: 300,000+
- Last update: 2026-10-27 (17 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 3.8.0, PHP 7.4
- Tags: fields, forms, metaboxes, options, settings
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/cmb2/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 17 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Leaky ↔ Spam-proof, Inaccessible ↔ Accessible, Paywalled ↔ Generous, Locked in ↔ Portable, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-10-28 MEDIUM: Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Grouped WYSIWYG Field via Front-End Form (up to 2.13.4). CVE-2026-116761, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/97215367-08c0-46cc-a595-4475274a5a1c?source=api-prod
- 2026-10-02 HIGH: Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'textarea_code' Field (up to 2.13.1). CVE-2026-102772, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/338d824c-e99a-48c2-8844-4ca1104b5143?source=api-prod
- 2026-10-02 HIGH: Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'file_list' Field Type (up to 2.13.0). CVE-2026-97336, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2d61a1f1-137e-4856-b5ff-b100143a8b47?source=api-prod
- 2026-09-30 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 2.13.0). CVE-2026-97270, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/42370e73-03d1-4ac4-afd8-a2f94e1182a9?source=api-prod
- 2026-09-24 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 2.12.0). CVE-2026-80338, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2d4df161-ea68-4041-8db5-ed77ea917280?source=api-prod
- 2024-04-03 HIGH: Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection (up to 2.10.1). CVE-2024-1792, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3f37ef5-ddf5-4bd5-b6aa-121dda22fb01?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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