Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.42.1 — Missing Authorization
138e0a38-c922-44d1-9fe6-2439ec32cf39Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: <1.0.42.2Update to 1.0.42.2 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium5.4
- CVSS
- 5.4CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:LAvailability- Low
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings seo-by-rank-math
- Affected< 1.0.42.2
- Patched in1.0.42.2
Update to 1.0.42.2 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 1.0.42.2. Version 1.0.42.2 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.0.42.2, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence.
The Rank Math SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing access controls on its "disable competitor plugins" functionality in versions up to, and including, 1.0.42.1. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to disable other SEO or sitemap plugins on the site.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
All 36| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High8.8 | Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution ≤1.0.276Update to 1.0.277 | CVE-2026-1928 | |
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated SEO Data Deletion <1.0.280Update to 1.0.280 | CVE-2026-104751 | |
| Medium4.4 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.0.279Update to 1.0.280 | CVE-2026-104754 | |
| Medium4.9 | Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection ≤1.0.279Update to 1.0.280 | CVE-2026-104753 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload ≤1.0.279Update to 1.0.280 | CVE-2026-104752 |
- High8.8Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution
≤1.0.276Update to 1.0.277
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated SEO Data Deletion
<1.0.280Update to 1.0.280
- Medium4.4Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.0.279Update to 1.0.280
- Medium4.9Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection
≤1.0.279Update to 1.0.280
- High7.2Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload
≤1.0.279Update to 1.0.280
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.4
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.