CVE-2025-12714 json
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.271 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Homepage Settings Modification
published 2026-05-29 5 mo ago modified 2026-07-21 3 mo ago also EUVD-2025-209984
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the update_site_editor_homepage function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.271. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify several plugin settings including homepage title, meta description, breadcrumbs label, and social media metadata, which can have severe impact on SEO rankings and display malicious content across all site pages where breadcrumbs are used.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dd072774-6f85-42de-a9d4-6826703ad839?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L122
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L129
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L339
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-rest-helper.php#L75
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3552223/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-rest-helper.php
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-12714
- NVD CVE-2025-12714
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.