CVE-2024-11620 HIGH

CVE-2024-11620: WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.231 - Arbitrary .htaccess Overwrite to Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

Vendor Rank Math Seo

Product Rank Math SEO

Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection

Published November 28, 2024

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.2/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Rank Math SEO versions up to 1.0.231 contain a code injection vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to execute arbitrary PHP code on the site. An attacker with admin or equivalent access can inject malicious code through unfiltered input, compromising the entire WordPress installation. This affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary PHP code on the site with full server privileges.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account can execute code to steal data, modify content, or take the site offline.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin or equivalent privileges on the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 28, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11620 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html AskarLabs — CWE-94 write-up Code Injection

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