PT-2020-12658 · WordPress · Rank Math

Ramuel Gall · Published 2020-04-07 · Updated 2025-09-18 · CVE-2020-11514

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Rank Math plugin versions 1.0.40.2 and earlier

Description The issue allows unauthenticated remote attackers to update arbitrary WordPress metadata. This includes the ability to escalate or revoke administrative privileges for existing users. The exploitation occurs via the unsecured "rankmath/v1/updateMeta" API endpoint.

Recommendations For Rank Math plugin versions 1.0.40.2 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.0.40.2 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "rankmath/v1/updateMeta" API endpoint until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

LPE

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-11514

Affected Products

Rank Math

References · 8

• 🔥 https://wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/critical-vulnerabilities-affecting-over-200000-sites-patched-in-rank-math-seo-plugin · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11514 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developers · Note
• https://twitter.com/pdnuclei_bot/status/1968555632291688857 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/50977 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/51187 · Telegram Post
• https://rankmath.com/changelog · Note