Rank Math SEO: known security problems
36 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 36 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 1.0.280 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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Someone with a contributor account on your site could run their own code on your site and take it over
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.276
- Fixed in
- 1.0.277
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.277 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-1928
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.276 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (before 1.0.280)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.0.280
- Fixed in
- 1.0.280
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.280 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-104751
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.280 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated SEO Data Deletion
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.279
- Fixed in
- 1.0.280
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.280 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-104753
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.279 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could run their own code on your site and take it over
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.279
- Fixed in
- 1.0.280
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.280 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-104752
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.279 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.0.279)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.279
- Fixed in
- 1.0.280
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.280 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-104754
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.279 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (before 1.0.277)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.0.277
- Fixed in
- 1.0.277
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.277 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-77784
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) SEO Object Updates
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (before 1.0.277)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.0.277
- Fixed in
- 1.0.277
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.277 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-77787
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (before 1.0.277)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.0.277
- Fixed in
- 1.0.277
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.277 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-77783
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.0.277
- Fixed in
- 1.0.277
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.277 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-77785
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277 - Authenticated (Author+) Information Exposure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (before 1.0.277) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.0.277
- Fixed in
- 1.0.277
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.277 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-77788
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Post/User Meta Overwrite
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (before 1.0.277.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.0.277.1
- Fixed in
- 1.0.277.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.277.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-77782
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277.1 - Unauthenticated Password-Protected Post Content Disclosure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (before 1.0.277) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.0.277
- Fixed in
- 1.0.277
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.277 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-77786
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could run their own code on your site and take it over
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.276
- Fixed in
- 1.0.277
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.277 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-81757
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.276 - Authenticated (Author+) Remote Code Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.274.1
- Fixed in
- 1.0.275
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.275 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-66702
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.274.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 1.0.271)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.271
- Fixed in
- 1.0.271.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.271.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-34892
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.271 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 1.0.271)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.271
- Fixed in
- 1.0.271.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.271.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-12714
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.271 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Homepage Settings Modification
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 1.0.252.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.252.1
- Fixed in
- 1.0.253
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.253 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-64350
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.252.1 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.252.1
- Fixed in
- 1.0.253
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.253 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-64351
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.252.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.0.235)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.235
- Fixed in
- 1.0.236
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.236 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-13227
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.235 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Rank Math API
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.235
- Fixed in
- 1.0.236
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.236 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-13229
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.235 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Schema Deletion
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could run their own code on your site and take it over
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.231
- Fixed in
- 1.0.232
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.232 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-11620
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.231 - .htaccess File Manipulation to Remote Code Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 1.0.228)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.228
- Fixed in
- 1.0.229
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.229 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-9161
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.228 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated User and Term Metadata Insert, Update, and Delete
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could in some setups, take over your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.228
- Fixed in
- 1.0.229
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.229 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-9314
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.228 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.0.218)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.218
- Fixed in
- 1.0.219
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.219 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-4627
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.218 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.0.218)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.218
- Fixed in
- 1.0.219-beta
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.219-beta or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-4617
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO with AI Best SEO Tools <= 1.0.218 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.0.217)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.217
- Fixed in
- 1.0.218
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.218 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-4335
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO with AI Best SEO Tools <= 1.0.217 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.0.216)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.216
- Fixed in
- 1.0.217
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.217 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-3665
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO with AI SEO Tools <= 1.0.216 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'titleWrapper'
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.0.214)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.214
- Fixed in
- 1.0.215
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.215 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-2536
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO with AI SEO Tools <= 1.0.214 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HowTo block attributes
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.0.119.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.0.119.1
- Fixed in
- 1.0.119.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.119.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-32600
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.119 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could read or delete private files on your server
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.107.2
- Fixed in
- 1.0.107.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.107.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-23888
- Report title
- RankMath SEO <= 1.0.107.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could make your server visit other addresses on their behalf
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.95
- Fixed in
- 1.0.95.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.95.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-36376
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.95 - Server-Side Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (before 1.0.42.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.0.42.2
- Fixed in
- 1.0.42.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.42.2 or newer.
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.42.1 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site (up to and including 1.0.40)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.40
- Fixed in
- 1.0.41
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.41 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2020-11515
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.40.2 - Redirect Creation via Unprotected REST API Endpoint
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could take over your site as an admin
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.0.41
- Fixed in
- 1.0.41
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.41 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2020-11514
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.40.2 - Privilege Escalation via Unprotected REST API Endpoint
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site (before 1.0.27.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.0.27.1
- Fixed in
- 1.0.27.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.27.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2019-14786
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.27 - Authenticated Settings Reset via reset-cmb Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.0.26
- Fixed in
- 1.0.27
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Rank Math SEO to version 1.0.27 or newer.
- Report title
- Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.26 - Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
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