Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.231 - .htaccess File Manipulation to Remote Code Execution

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2024-11620
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published November 22, 2024
Last Updated November 26, 2024
Researcher Rafie Muhammad
Description

The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.231. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to execute code on the server.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug seo-by-rank-math (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.231
Patched Version
  • 1.0.232
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