CVE-2024-9161
CVSS V2 None
CVSS V3 None
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2024-9161
- Assigner
- Wordfence
- Vulnerability Status
- PUBLISHED
- Published Version
- 2024-10-05T11:21:19.388Z
- Last Modified Date
- 2024-10-05T11:21:19.388Z
Weakness Enumerations
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9161 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-9161 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-07 05:30:41 | Added to TrackCVE |