CVE-2024-9161 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2024-9161 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 05/10/2024 | CVE Updated: 07/10/2024 | CVE Year: 2024
Source: Wordfence | Vendor: rankmath | Product: Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2024-9161 Description

The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the \'update_metadata\' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.228. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to insert new and update existing metadata beginning with \'rank_math\', and delete arbitrary existing user metadata and term metadata. Deleting existing usermeta can cause a loss of access to the administrator dashboard for any registered users, including Administrators.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 6.5 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-862
CWE Name: CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Source: rankmath

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).