CVE-2024-9314 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.228 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
Authenticated administrators can exploit PHP object injection in Rank Math SEO to potentially execute code or access data if a POP chain exists.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9314?
CVE-2024-9314 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings, published on 5 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.228 via deserialization of untrusted input 'set_redirections' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9314?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rankmath Seo.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9314?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9314 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2024-9314 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9314 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
- CVE-2020-11514 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2023-23888 WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.107.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- 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-764v-j4wp-h4v8.