CVE-2020-11514
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-11514
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-04-07T17:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-07-21T11:39:23
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rankmath:rankmath:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.0.40.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://rankmath.com/changelog/ | Product Release Notes |
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/critical-vulnerabilities-affecting-over-200000-sites-patched-in-rank-math-seo-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developers | Product |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11514 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-11514 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:01:25 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 14:04:54 | 2020-04-07T17:15Z | 2020-04-07T17:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 14:04:54 | 2021-07-21T11:39:23 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 14:04:54 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |