CVE-2024-13229
Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.235 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Schema Deletion
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the update_metadata() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.235. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete any schema metadata assigned to any post.
| CWE | CWE-284 |
| Vendor | rankmath |
| Product | rank math seo – ai seo tools to dominate seo rankings |
| Published | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
rankmath / Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
0 ≤ 1.0.235
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5776f689-56dd-413d-b02d-5551b97dd5eb?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L169 rankmath.com: https://rankmath.com/changelog/free/page/2/ wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developers plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3222905/
Credits
Craig Smith