Rank Math SEO < 1.0.277.1 - Unauthenticated Password-Protected Post Content Disclosure via Post Metadata and llms.txt
Priority LOW 24CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277.1 does not check whether a post is password protected before using its content to build publicly generated SEO metadata, allowing unauthenticated users to read the content of password-protected posts.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00345 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Rank Math SEO (Unknown): 1.0.277.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Rank Math SEO | before 1.0.277.1 | 1.0.277.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Rank Math SEO VendorUnknown Affected before 1.0.277.1 Fixed in 1.0.277.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Rank Math SEO (Unknown) Fixed in 1.0.277.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77782
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99qg-4wj7-5hm6
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-77782 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-77782 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-99qg-4wj7-5hm6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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