CVE-2023-23888 WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.107.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Attackers can read arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in the Rank Math SEO plugin for WordPress.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-23888?
CVE-2023-23888 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Rank Math SEO, published on 17 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Rank Math Rank Math SEO allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through 1.0.107.2.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23888?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rankmath Seo.
How do I fix CVE-2023-23888?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-23888 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23888 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Rank Math SEO
- CVE-2020-11514 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2024-9314 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.228 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2022-36376 WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.95 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-9161 Missing authorization in Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
- CVE-2023-32600 WordPress Rank Math SEO Plugin <= 1.0.119 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4cwg-v2m9-rqc9.