High severity · published Nov 28, 2024
CVE-2024-11620
WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.231 - Arbitrary .htaccess Overwrite to Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
7.2
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Rank Math SEO Rank Math SEO seo-by-rank-math allows Code Injection.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through <= 1.0.231.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RM
Rank Math SEO · Rank Math SEO
through 1.0.231 · source: vendor, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11620
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11620
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/seo-by-rank-math/vulnerability/wordpress-rank-math-seo-plugin-1-0-231-arbitrary-htaccess-overwrite-to-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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