Rank Math SEO Plugin Vulnerable to Unauthorized Data Modification
CVE-2024-9161

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Rank Math Seo – Ai Seo Tools To Dominate Seo Rankings
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 October 2024

Summary

The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_metadata' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.228. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to insert new and update existing metadata beginning with 'rank_math', and delete arbitrary existing user metadata and term metadata. Deleting existing usermeta can cause a loss of access to the administrator dashboard for any registered users, including Administrators.

Affected Version(s)

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings * <= 1.0.228

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Leo Trinh
.