WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Rank Math SEO < 1.0.229 - Unauthenticated User and Term Metadata Insert/Update/Deletion
Description
The plugin is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_metadata' function. 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.
Affects Plugins
References
Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Leo
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2024-10-04 (about 1 year ago)
Added
2024-10-07 (about 1 year ago)
Last Updated
2024-10-07 (about 1 year ago)