CVE-2023-32600

WordPress Rank Math SEO Plugin <= 1.0.119 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

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Published Aug 5, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.119 versions.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Rank Math

Rank Math SEO

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.0.119

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rankmath:seo:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 1.0.119.1 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-36843	Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.119 versions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.387% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/seo-by-rank-math/wordpress-rank-math-seo-plugin-1-0-119-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Jul 16, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00077}`	epss `{'score': 0.00079}`

Sep 25, 2024 5:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Rankmath Seo

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Aug 5, 2023, 11:00 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM
Reserved: May 10, 2023, 11:11 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:18 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:18 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 6, 2023, 12:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:59 AM

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