CVE-2022-36376 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-36376: WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.95 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Rank Math

Product Rank Math SEO (WordPress plugin)

Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF

Published September 9, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.95 at WordPress.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Rank Math SEO plugin for WordPress versions up to 1.0.95 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability. An attacker can make the site send HTTP requests to internal or external systems on the attacker's behalf. The vulnerability requires specific network conditions to exploit but can expose sensitive data from systems the site can reach.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site send HTTP requests to internal or external systems to read sensitive data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can read data from internal systems or services your site can access, potentially exposing credentials or configuration.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 9, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36376 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/918.html AskarLabs — CWE-918 write-up Server-Side Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-36376

CWE CWE-918

CVSS 6.8 / MEDIUM

Affected versions