CVE-2020-11514 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2020-11514?

CVE-2020-11514 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Rank Math plugin through 1.0.40.2 for WordPress allows unauthenticated remote attackers to update arbitrary WordPress metadata, including the ability to escalate or revoke administrative privileges for existing users via the unsecured rankmath/v1/updateMeta REST API endpoint.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11514?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rankmath Seo.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11514?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11514 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2020-11514 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-11514 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2023-23888 WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.107.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability High 7.6
• 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 WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.95 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability Medium 6.8
• CVE-2024-9161 Missing authorization in Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Medium 6.5
• CVE-2023-32600 WordPress Rank Math SEO Plugin <= 1.0.119 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-c2qp-gp7h-j46p.