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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-9161

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Plugin for WordPress update_metadata Function Vulnerability

Published Oct 25, 2024 · catalog updated Oct 25, 2024 · Rank Math AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Plugin for WordPress

Patch now

CVE-2024-9161 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Rank Math AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Plugin for WordPress against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.13%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Plugin for WordPress · vendor Rank Math AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Plugin for WordPress

The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_metadata' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.228. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to insert new and update existing metadata beginning with 'rank_math', and delete arbitrary existing user metadata and term metadata. Deleting existing usermeta can cause a loss of access to the administrator dashboard for any registered users, including Administrators.

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  • stated AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Plugin for WordPress<= 1.0.228
  • vendor Rank Math AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Plugin for WordPressversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-9161

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-9161 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Rank Math AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Plugin for WordPress against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Plugin for WordPress <= 1.0.228. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.13%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 25, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_metadata' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.228. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to insert new and update existing metadata beginning with 'rank_math', and delete arbitrary e

  2. Oct 25, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-9161

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-9161

    30-day exploitation probability 2.1%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-9161

    The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_metadata' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.228. This makes it possible for

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.