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TI-2023-09687 Aliases CVE-2023-23888GHSA-4cwg-v2m9-rqc9

WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.107.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Rank Math Rank Math SEO allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through 1.0.107.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00948 61st percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
rankmathRank Math SEOup to 1.0.107.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Rank Math SEO Vendorrankmath Affected up to 1.0.107.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rankmath:seo:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*before 1.0.107.3Vulnerablerankmath
  • cpe:2.3:a:rankmath:seo:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.0.107.3 Vulnerable ·rankmath

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-23888
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cwg-v2m9-rqc9

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-04306 Rank Math SEO < 1.0.219 - Authenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2020-09234 The Rank Math plugin through 1.0.40.2 for WordPress allows unauthenticated remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16715 WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.95 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-12272 Cross-site scripting in rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2024-08646 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.228 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2024-08506 Missing authorization in rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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