vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: seo-by-rank-math: CVE-2020-11515: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Mar 25, 2020 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 25, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Rank Math plugin through 1.0.40.2 for WordPress allows unauthenticated remote attackers to create new URIs (that redirect to an external web site) via the unsecured rankmath/v1/updateRedirection REST API endpoint. In other words, this is not an "Open Redirect" issue; instead, it allows the attacker to create a new URI with an arbitrary name (e.g., the /exampleredirect URI).
Solution
seo-by-rank-math-plugin-cve-2020-11515
References
Rapid7 Labs
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