WordPress Rank Math SEO PRO plugin <= 3.0.96 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-28080
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPatchstack
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-03-06 12:15:54 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 15:37:22 UTC
DescriptionMissing Authorization vulnerability in Rank Math Rank Math SEO PRO seo-by-rank-math-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Rank Math SEO PRO: from n/a through <= 3.0.96.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.000340000 probability, percentile 0.099620000 (date 2026-04-24)

Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 Missing Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.1CNACVSS4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Rank Math Rank Math SEO PRO affected 3.0.96 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/seo-by-rank-math-pro/vulnerability/... [email protected] patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/seo-by-rank-math-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-rank-math-seo-pro-plugin-3-0-95-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve MITRE patchstack.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: MD Shariful Islam | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program (en)

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