TI-2024-02359 Aliases CVE-2024-2536 GHSA-h5r4-2c2f-fx7f

Improper input validation in rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO…

LOW 28CWE-20Published 2024-04-09 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Rank Math SEO with AI SEO Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HowTo block attributes in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.214 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
rankmath	Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings	up to 1.0.214	—	No fix listed	CNA

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Vendorrankmath Affected up to 1.0.214 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:rankmath:seo:::::free:wordpress::	before 1.0.215	Vulnerable	rankmath

cpe:2.3:a:rankmath:seo:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.0.215 Vulnerable ·rankmath

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2536
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5r4-2c2f-fx7f

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3055515/seo-by-rank-math/tags/1.0.215/includes/modules/schema/blocks/toc/assets/src/utils.js?old=2959806&old_path=seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/modules/schema/blocks/toc/assets/src/utils.js

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/81a82caf-4013-42c4-ad63-4e13bfa4322f?source=cve

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-2023-09687 WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.107.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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

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Sources

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