CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-12714

MediumCVSS 5.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.41%

33th percentile - higher than 33% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Rank Math SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check in the update_site_editor_homepage function. Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings like homepage title, meta description, breadcrumbs label, and social media metadata, severely impacting SEO rankings and potentially displaying malicious content.

Risk Assessment

Modification of SEO settings can reduce search engine visibility and allow malicious content display, harming reputation and security.

Recommendation

Update the Rank Math SEO plugin to the latest version and restrict access to the WordPress admin panel.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS