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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 9.11% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- rankmath/seo
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://rankmath.com/changelog/Product, Release Notes
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developersProduct
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/critical-vulnerabilities-affecting-over-200000-sites-patched-in-rank-math-seo-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://rankmath.com/changelog/Product, Release Notes
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developersProduct
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/critical-vulnerabilities-affecting-over-200000-sites-patched-in-rank-math-seo-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.