CVE-2020-11514

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.26% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://rankmath.com/changelog/ product release notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developers product
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/critical-vulnerabilities-affecting-over-200000-sites-patched-in-rank-math-seo-plugin/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11514?
CVE-2020-11514 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-11514?
To fix CVE-2020-11514, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-11514 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-11514 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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