CVE-2024-9161

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.228 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated User and Term Metadata Insert, Update, and Delete

Description

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.38%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
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References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7df39a64-76c5-4ebe-a271-44bd147a3a86?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L120 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L161 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L162 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L64 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3161896/ patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-9161?
CVE-2024-9161 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-9161?
To fix CVE-2024-9161, 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-2024-9161 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-9161 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-9161?
CVE-2024-9161 affects rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings.
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