Auth bypass in Rankmath Seo
CVE-2020-11514
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.091 (95.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.091 · newest: 0.091 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rankmath.com/changelog/ (Product, Release Notes)
- wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/ (Product)
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/critical-vulnerabilities-affecting-over-200000-s… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11514?
- CVE-2020-11514 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rankmath Seo, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-07.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11514?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-11514 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.