The Rank Math SEO with AI SEO Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's HowTo and FAQ widgets in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.216 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVE-2024-3665 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings. It affects Versions up to 1.0.216 and is fixed in 1.0.217.
CVE-2024-3665 is tracked for the Plugin Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings as medium severity with CVSS 6.4. The affected range is Versions up to 1.0.216. Update Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings to 1.0.217 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
seo-by-rank-math
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2024-3665 |
| Patched Versions |
1.0.217
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 1.0.216
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.40.2 - Privilege Escalation via Unprotected REST API Endpoint
Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.40.2 - Redirect Creation via Unprotected REST API Endpoint
Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.231 - .htaccess File Manipulation to Remote Code Execution
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.228 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.228 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated User and Term Metadata Insert, Update, and Delete
RankMath SEO <= 1.0.107.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion
Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.27 - Authenticated Settings Reset via reset-cmb Parameter
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.235 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Rank Math API
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