CVE-2024-4617 Rank Math SEO with AI Best SEO Tools <= 1.0.218 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the id parameter, 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-2024-4617?
CVE-2024-4617 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings, published on 16 May 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 Best SEO Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘id’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.0.218 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4617?
How do I fix CVE-2024-4617?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4617 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-2024-4617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9pqp-hmmv-h8hp.