CVE-2024-11620 (GCVE-0-2024-11620)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-28 10:34 – Updated: 2026-05-11 22:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.231 - Arbitrary .htaccess Overwrite to Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
Summary
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Rank Math SEO Rank Math SEO seo-by-rank-math allows Code Injection.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through <= 1.0.231.
Severity
7.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-29 15:23 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/… | vdb-entry |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank Math SEO | Rank Math SEO |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.0.231
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| rank_math_seo | rank_math_seo |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.0.231
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:rank_math_seo:rank_math_seo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2026-04-01 16:23
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