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critical 9.8

CVE-2020-11514 in the critical feed json

The Rank Math plugin through 1.0.40.2 for WordPress allows unauthenticated remote attackers to update arbitrary WordPress metadata, includi…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-3867

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.9%
EPSS 10.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

The Rank Math plugin through 1.0.40.2 for WordPress allows unauthenticated remote attackers to update arbitrary WordPress metadata, including the ability to escalate or revoke administrative privileges for existing users via the unsecured rankmath/v1/updateMeta REST API endpoint.

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Exploit prediction

10.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.40.2 - Privilege Escalation via Unprotected REST API Endpoint nuclei detection template
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/critical-vulnerabilities-affecting-over-200000-sites-patched-in-rank-math-seo-plugin/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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