CVE-2024-9161

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rankmath:seo:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*

History

29 Jan 2025, 18:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Rankmath seo
Rankmath
CPE cpe:2.3:a:rankmath:seo:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L120 - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L120 - Product
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L161 - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L161 - Product
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L162 - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L162 - Product
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L64 - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L64 - Product
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3161896/ - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3161896/ - Patch
References () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7df39a64-76c5-4ebe-a271-44bd147a3a86?source=cve - () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7df39a64-76c5-4ebe-a271-44bd147a3a86?source=cve - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2024-10-05 12:15

Updated : 2025-01-29 18:56


NVD link : CVE-2024-9161

Mitre link : CVE-2024-9161

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-9161


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Products Affected

rankmath

  • seo
CWE
CWE-862

Missing Authorization