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Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.228 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated User and Term Metadata Insert, Update, and Delete
| CVE | CVE-2024-9161 |
|---|---|
| CVSS | 6.5 (Medium) |
| Publicly Published | October 4, 2024 |
| Last Updated | October 5, 2024 |
| Researcher |
Leo
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Description
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.
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Vulnerability Details for Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug | seo-by-rank-math (view on wordpress.org) |
| Patched? | Yes |
| Remediation | Update to version 1.0.229, or a newer patched version |
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