The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the update_metadata() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.235. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete any schema metadata assigned to any post.
Attack Parameters
Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
Low
Partial data modification
Availability
None
No disruption
CVSS Vector v3.1
Weakness Type (CWE)
Vulnerable Products 1
| Configuration | From (including) | Up to (excluding) |
|---|---|---|
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Rankmath Seo
cpe:2.3:a:rankmath:seo:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*
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1.0.236
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References 5
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest…
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3222905/
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https://rankmath.com/changelog/free/page/2/
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developers
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5776f689-56dd-413d-b0…
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