Vulnerability · Published May 29, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-12714Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.271 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Homepage Settings Modification
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings from rankmath. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the update_site_editor_homepage function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.271. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify several plugin settings including homepage title, meta description, breadcrumbs label, and social media metadata, which can have severe impact on SEO rankings and display malicious content across all site pages where breadcrumbs are used.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| rankmath | Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings | 0 – through 1.0.271 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dd072774-6f85-42de-a9d4-6826703ad839?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L122
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L129
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L339
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-rest-helper.php#L75
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3552223/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-rest-helper.php