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CVE-2024-9161

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Detection and validation

Mapped metadata availability only. These signals do not change priority.

  • Sigma

    Not mapped by tracked sources.

  • Atomic

    Not mapped by tracked sources.

  • Nuclei

    Rank Math SEO < 1.0.229 - Unauthenticated User and Term Metadata Insert/Update/Deletion. Check identifier: CVE-2024-9161.

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  • Metasploit

    Not mapped by tracked sources.

What it is

Reported

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.

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What is affected

Reported

Rank Math; AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Plugin for WordPress. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

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Urgency and basis

Reported

Act · 445.8

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Exploitation evidence

Reported

listed by a tracked exploitation catalog · VulnCheck KEV

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What to do

Reported

Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Source remediation ↗

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