Description
The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the update_site_editor_homepage function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.271. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify several plugin settings including homepage title, meta description, breadcrumbs label, and social media metadata, which can have severe impact on SEO rankings and display malicious content across all site pages where breadcrumbs are used.
References6
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/inclu…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/inclu…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/inclu…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/inclu…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3552223/seo-by-rank-math/t…
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dd072774-6f85…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.3
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 36 · as of 15 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-862
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