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CVE-2020-11514

CRITICAL

9.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/7/2020

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

rankmath:seo

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

References

https://rankmath.com/changelog/(cve@mitre.org)

https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developers(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/critical-vulnerabilities-affecting-over-200000-sites-patched-in-rank-math-seo-plugin/(cve@mitre.org)

https://rankmath.com/changelog/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developers(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/critical-vulnerabilities-affecting-over-200000-sites-patched-in-rank-math-seo-plugin/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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