WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.231 - Arbitrary .htaccess Overwrite to Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
Priority HIGH 67CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Rank Math SEO Rank Math SEO seo-by-rank-math allows Code Injection.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through <= 1.0.231.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00692 53rd 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
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank Math SEO | Rank Math SEO | up to 1.0.231 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Rank Math SEO VendorRank Math SEO Affected up to 1.0.231 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rank_math_seo:rank_math_seo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Rank Math SEO |
- cpe:2.3:a:rank_math_seo:rank_math_seo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Rank Math SEO
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-11620
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8p6f-w8w3-4g59
More Rank Math SEO vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56393 WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.276 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-47370 WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.274.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-27124 WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.271 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-39784 WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.252.1 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2025-39783 WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.252.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1LOW 3.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-11620 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-11620 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8p6f-w8w3-4g59 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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