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Critical severity · published Apr 7, 2020
CVE-2020-11514
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…
9.8
CVSS
10.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)10.9% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
Seo · Rankmath
through 1.0.40.2 · source: NVD
Affected product
SE
Seo
Rankmath
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11514
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11514
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-200000-sites-patched-in-rank-math-seo-plugin/
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