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CVE-2024-13229 Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.235 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Schema Deletion

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can delete arbitrary schema metadata due to missing capability checks in the Rank Math SEO plugin.

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-2024-13229?

CVE-2024-13229 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings, published on 13 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-862, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13229?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rankmath Seo.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13229 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-2024-13229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-58hw-j5w4-6gj6.

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