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Oct 28, 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings: PHP Object InjectionCVE-2026-1928 · affects up to 1.0.276 · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8
The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.276 via deserialization of untrusted input in the updateMeta REST API endpoint. This makes it possible forauthenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to achieve remote code execution by writing a webshell to the uploads directory.
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Oct 14, 2026Rank Math SEO: Does not perform a capability or nonce check before clearing its stored SEO analysis dataCVE-2026-104751 · fixed in 1.0.280 · reported by WPScanMedium 5.3
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.280 does not perform a capability or nonce check before clearing its stored SEO analysis data, allowing unauthenticated users to delete it.
Oct 10, 2026Rank Math SEO: Does not escape a stored redirection source value before outputting it in an administrative list viewCVE-2026-104754 · fixed in 1.0.280 · reported by WPScanLow 3.5
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.280 does not escape a stored redirection source value before outputting it in an administrative list view, allowing users who can manage redirections (Administrators by default) to store JavaScript that executes in the session of any user who later opens that view, including a Super Administrator on multisite.
Oct 10, 2026Rank Math SEO: Does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL queryCVE-2026-104753 · fixed in 1.0.280 · reported by WPScanMedium 4.1
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.280 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL query, allowing high-privilege users such as administrators to perform SQL injection attacks.
Oct 10, 2026Rank Math SEO: Does not correctly validate the type of a file uploaded through its settings import featureCVE-2026-104752 · fixed in 1.0.280 · reported by WPScanHigh 7.2
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.280 does not correctly validate the type of a file uploaded through its settings import feature, allowing users with administrator-level access to upload a PHP file and achieve remote code execution.
Sep 2, 2026Rank Math SEO: Does not verify that the metadata row being updated belongs to the object the user was authorised againstCVE-2026-77788 · fixed in 1.0.277 · reported by WPScanMedium 4.9
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not verify that the metadata row being updated belongs to the object the user was authorised against, allowing users with the Author role and above to overwrite arbitrary post and user metadata, including that belonging to higher-privileged users.
Sep 2, 2026Rank Math SEO: Does not perform a capability checkCVE-2026-77787 · fixed in 1.0.277 · reported by WPScanLow 2.7
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not perform a capability check when bulk metadata updates target taxonomy terms, and reuses the supplied object identifier across object types, allowing users with the Author role and above to modify the SEO metadata of terms they cannot edit and to overwrite the titles of posts belonging to other users.
Sep 2, 2026Rank Math SEO: Does not verify that the requesting user is permitted to read the specific post referenced in a request before returning its content and SEO metadataCVE-2026-77785 · fixed in 1.0.277 · reported by WPScanLow 2.7
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not verify that the requesting user is permitted to read the specific post referenced in a request before returning its content and SEO metadata, allowing users with the Author role and above to read the title, body and metadata of other users' non-public posts.
Sep 2, 2026Rank Math SEO: Does not verify that a user is allowed to edit the object being modified before updating its SEO indexing metadataCVE-2026-77784 · fixed in 1.0.277 · reported by WPScanLow 2.7
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not verify that a user is allowed to edit the object being modified before updating its SEO indexing metadata, allowing users with the Author role and above to alter that metadata on content, taxonomy terms and user profiles they do not own, and to remove other users' content from the site's sitemap and search engine index.
Sep 2, 2026Rank Math SEO: Does not verify that the post whose schema it renders on the front end is publicly viewableCVE-2026-77783 · fixed in 1.0.277 · reported by WPScanLow 3.7
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not verify that the post whose schema it renders on the front end is publicly viewable, allowing unauthenticated visitors to disclose the schema and associated content of draft, pending, private, scheduled and password-protected posts.
Sep 2, 2026Rank Math SEO: Does not check whether a post is password protected before using its content to build publicly generated SEO metadataCVE-2026-77782 · fixed in 1.0.277.1 · reported by WPScanMedium 5.3
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277.1 does not check whether a post is password protected before using its content to build publicly generated SEO metadata, allowing unauthenticated users to read the content of password-protected posts.
Aug 29, 2026Rank Math SEO: Does not check that the user requesting an automated SEO fix holds the capability WordPress itself requires for the settings being changedCVE-2026-77786 · fixed in 1.0.277 · reported by WPScanMedium 4.9
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not check that the user requesting an automated SEO fix holds the capability WordPress itself requires for the settings being changed, allowing users with the Editor role to modify site-wide core WordPress settings that are reserved to administrators.
Aug 28, 2026Author Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.276 versions.CVE-2026-81757 · affects up to 1.0.276 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.2
Author Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.276 versions.
Aug 6, 2026Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.274.1 versions.CVE-2026-66702 · affects up to 1.0.274.1 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.1
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.274.1 versions.
Jun 15, 2026Subscriber Broken Access Control in Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.271 versions.CVE-2026-34892 · affects up to 1.0.271 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Subscriber Broken Access Control in Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.271 versions.
May 29, 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings: Unauthorized accessCVE-2025-12714 · affects up to 1.0.271 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3
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.
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Oct 31, 2025Rank Math SEO: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent DataCVE-2025-64351 · affects up to 1.0.252.1 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3
Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in Rank Math SEO Rank Math SEO seo-by-rank-math allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through <= 1.0.252.1.
Oct 31, 2025Rank Math SEO: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2025-64350 · affects up to 1.0.252.1 · reported by PatchstackLow 3.8
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Rank Math SEO Rank Math SEO seo-by-rank-math allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through <= 1.0.252.1.
Feb 13, 2025Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings: Unauthorized loss of dataCVE-2024-13229 · affects up to 1.0.235 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the update_metadata() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.235. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete any schema metadata assigned to any post.
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Feb 13, 2025Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-13227 · affects up to 1.0.235 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Rank Math API in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.235 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Nov 28, 2024Rank Math SEO: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVE-2024-11620 · affects up to 1.0.231 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.2
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Rank Math SEO Rank Math SEO seo-by-rank-math allows Code Injection.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through <= 1.0.231.
Oct 5, 2024Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings: PHP Object InjectionCVE-2024-9314 · affects up to 1.0.228 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.228 via deserialization of untrusted input 'set_redirections' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
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Oct 5, 2024Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings: Unauthorized modification and loss of dataCVE-2024-9161 · affects up to 1.0.228 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5
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.
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Jul 2, 2024Rank Math SEO: Does not sanitise and escape some of its settingsCVE-2024-4627 · fixed in 1.0.219 · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.219 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow users with access to the General Settings (by default admin, however such access can be given to lower roles via the Role Manager feature of the Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.219) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
May 17, 2024Rank Math SEO: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')CVE-2023-23888 · affects up to 1.0.107.2 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.6
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Rank Math Rank Math SEO allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through 1.0.107.2.
May 16, 2024Rank Math SEO with AI Best SEO Tools: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-4617 · affects up to 1.0.218 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Rank Math SEO with AI Best SEO Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘id’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.0.218 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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May 14, 2024Rank Math SEO with AI Best SEO Tools: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-4335 · affects up to 1.0.217 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Rank Math SEO with AI Best SEO Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘textAlign’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.0.217 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Apr 23, 2024Rank Math SEO with AI SEO Tools: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-3665 · affects up to 1.0.216 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Rank Math SEO with AI SEO Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's HowTo and FAQ widgets in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.216 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Apr 9, 2024Rank Math SEO with AI SEO Tools: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-2536 · affects up to 1.0.214 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Rank Math SEO with AI SEO Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HowTo block attributes in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.214 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Aug 5, 2023Auth.CVE-2023-32600 · fixed in 1.0.119.1 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.119 versions.
Sep 9, 2022Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.95 at WordPress.CVE-2022-36376 · affects up to 1.0.95 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.8
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.95 at WordPress.
Apr 7, 2020The Rank Math plugin through 1.0.40.2 for WordPress allows unauthenticated remote attackers to create new URIs (that redirect to an external web site) via the uCVE-2020-11515 · affects up to 1.0.40.2 · reported by MITREMedium 6.1
The Rank Math plugin through 1.0.40.2 for WordPress allows unauthenticated remote attackers to create new URIs (that redirect to an external web site) via the unsecured rankmath/v1/updateRedirection REST API endpoint. In other words, this is not an "Open Redirect" issue; instead, it allows the attacker to create a new URI with an arbitrary name (e.g., the /exampleredirect URI).
Apr 7, 2020The Rank Math plugin through 1.0.40.2 for WordPress allows unauthenticated remote attackers to update arbitrary WordPress metadata, including the ability to escCVE-2020-11514 · affects up to 1.0.40.2 · reported by MITRECritical 9.8
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.
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