Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.40.2 - Privilege Escalation via Unprotected REST API Endpoint

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2020-11514
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published March 25, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Ram
Description

The Rank Math plugin through 1.0.40.2 for WordPress allows unauthenticated remote attackers to update arbitrary WordPress metadata, including the ability to escalate or revoke administrative privileges for existing users via the unsecured rankmath/v1/updateMeta REST API endpoint.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug seo-by-rank-math (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.41
Patched Version
  • 1.0.41
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