CVE-2024-13229 json
Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.235 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Schema Deletion
published 2025-02-13 20 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-51447
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
Classification
- Weakness
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/3222905/
patch
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5776f689-56dd-413d-b02d-5551b97dd5eb?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L169
product
-
rankmath.com
/changelog/free/page/2/
product, release-notes
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#developers
product, release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-13229
- NVD CVE-2024-13229
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.