CVE-2020-11514

high-risk
Published 2020-04-07

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.

Do I need to act?

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65.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 34% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Seo

Affected Vendors

Rankmath

References (6)

Product https://rankmath.com/changelog/
Product https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developers
Exploit https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/critical-vulnerabilities-affecting-over-2...
Product https://rankmath.com/changelog/
Product https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developers
Exploit https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/critical-vulnerabilities-affecting-over-2...
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal