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CVE-2024-13227 — Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings [seo-by-rank-math] < 1.0.236

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2024-13227 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings [seo-by-rank-math] < 1.0.236 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.4 < 1.0.236 1.0.236 2025-02-12

CVE-2024-13227

The Rank Math SEO plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw in its API functionality affecting versions up to 1.0.235, caused by inadequate sanitization of user input and failure to properly escape output on user-supplied attributes. Attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can inject malicious scripts that will execute when other users view the compromised pages. The vulnerability requires authentication and can only be exploited by users with at least contributor-level access to the WordPress installation.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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