Unauthorized Data Loss in Rank Math SEO Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-13229

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Rank Math Seo – Ai Seo Tools To Dominate Seo Rankings
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 February 2025

Summary

The Rank Math SEO plugin for WordPress is susceptible to unauthorized data loss due to a lack of capability checks within the update_metadata() function. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.0.235, enabling authenticated users with Contributor-level access and above to delete schema metadata linked to any post, potentially leading to significant data integrity issues on affected websites.

Affected Version(s)

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings * <= 1.0.235

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-ma...
https://rankmath.com/changelog/free/page/2/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Craig Smith
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