CVE-2024-13229: Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.235 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Schema Deletion
Description
The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the update_metadata() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.235. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete any schema metadata assigned to any post.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-13229
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Products
Vendor: rankmath
Product: Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 24.01% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5776f689-56dd-413d-b02d-5551b97dd5eb?source=cvehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L169
https://rankmath.com/changelog/free/page/2/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3222905/