Auth bypass in Rankmath Rank Math Seo – Ai Tools To Dominate Rankings
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 inclu…
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.236 (96.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7df39a64-76c5-4ebe-a271-44bd1…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-s…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-s…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-s…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-s…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3161896/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9161?
- CVE-2024-9161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rankmath Rank Math Seo – Ai Tools To Dominate Rankings, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-10-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9161?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9161 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.