PT-2024-12009 · Unknown · Rank Math Seo

Rafie Muhammad · Published 2024-05-17 · Updated 2025-10-15 · CVE-2023-23888

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Rank Math SEO versions 1.0.107.2 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Path Traversal vulnerability, which allows improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files and directories. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not provided. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions 1.0.107.2 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.0.107.2 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using vulnerable API endpoints or parameters that may be affected by the Path Traversal issue until the update is applied.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-23888

Affected Products

Rank Math Seo

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23888 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23888 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/seo-by-rank-math/wordpress-rank-math-seo-plugin-1-0-107-2-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1791391018031722622 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/80189 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/linuxpatch/status/1791380566354382912 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/138766 · Telegram Post