Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.26 — Cross-Site Scripting
1ed98565-3f86-46c0-a696-13d678f2d523Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.0.26Update to 1.0.27 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.2
- CVSS
- 7.2CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:CScope- Changed
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting
- Required access
- No account needed
- 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≤ 1.0.26
- Patched in1.0.27
Update to 1.0.27 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.0.26. Version 1.0.27 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.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 1.0.27, 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 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via several parameters in versions up to, and including 1.0.26.
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
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| 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
Same weakness (Cross-Site Scripting)
All Cross-Site Scripting| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.2
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.
