CVE-2025-12714 Missing authorization in Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
Unauthenticated attackers can modify homepage SEO settings and inject malicious content due to missing capability checks in the Rank Math plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12714?
CVE-2025-12714 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings, published on 29 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 access due to a missing capability check on the update_site_editor_homepage function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.271. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify several plugin settings including homepage title, meta description, breadcrumbs label, and social media metadata, which can have severe impact on SEO rankings and display malicious content across all site pages where breadcrumbs are used.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12714?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12714?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12714 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-2025-12714 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12714 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxcw-fm99-9f74.