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vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: seo-by-rank-math: CVE-2024-11620: Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 22, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

Description

The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.231. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to execute code on the server.

Solution

seo-by-rank-math-plugin-cve-2024-11620
Title
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