Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.40.2 - Redirect Creation via Unprotected REST API Endpoint

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVE CVE-2020-11515
CVSS High (7.4)
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 create new URIs (that redirect to an external web site) via the unsecured rankmath/v1/updateRedirection REST API endpoint. In other words, this is not an "Open Redirect" issue; instead, it allows the attacker to create a new URI with an arbitrary name (e.g., the /exampleredirect URI).

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug seo-by-rank-math (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.40
Patched Version
  • 1.0.41
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