CVE-2024-2536 Cross-site scripting in Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings

Medium 6.4 Published 9 Apr 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via HowTo block attributes, executing them when other users view the page.

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-2024-2536?

CVE-2024-2536 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings, published on 9 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Rank Math SEO with AI SEO Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HowTo block attributes in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.214 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2536?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rankmath Seo.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2536?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2536 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2024-2536 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2536 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h5r4-2c2f-fx7f.