What the vulnerability does
01Description
The True Ranker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.9. This is due to missing nonce validation on the seolocalrank-signout action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to disconnect the administrator's True Ranker account via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
True Ranker versions 2.2.9 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the site.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Administrators could unknowingly authorize changes, settings modifications, or other actions via a crafted link or embedded page.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special privileges or complex setup required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
March 7, 2026
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated