# CVE-2019-14786: Missing authorization in n/a

> Non-admin users can reset Rank Math SEO plugin settings due to missing authorization checks, potentially disrupting site configuration.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cm2r-2mx3-6fv2

## What is CVE-2019-14786?

CVE-2019-14786 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Rank Math SEO plugin 1.0.27 for WordPress allows non-admin users to reset the settings via the wp-admin/admin-post.php reset-cmb parameter.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14786?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rankmath Seo.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-14786?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14786 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-14786 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-11514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11514/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-23888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23888/): WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.107.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2024-9314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9314/): Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.228 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-36376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36376/): WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.95 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2024-9161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9161/): Missing authorization in Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14786 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-14786 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14786/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14786/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14786
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14786
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14786

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