CVE-2026-77784

Rank Math SEO < 1.0.277 - Author+ Robots and Pillar Content Meta Update on Non-Owned Objects via mark_page_as

Published Sep 2, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 2.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not verify that a user is allowed to edit the object being modified before updating its SEO indexing metadata, allowing users with the Author role and above to alter that metadata on content, taxonomy terms and user profiles they do not own, and to remove other users' content from the site's sitemap and search engine index.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Weaknesses CWE-639
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
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First Time appeared Rank Math Seo
Rank Math Seo rank Math Seo
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Rank Math Seo
Rank Math Seo rank Math Seo
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not verify that a user is allowed to edit the object being modified before updating its SEO indexing metadata, allowing users with the Author role and above to alter that metadata on content, taxonomy terms and user profiles they do not own, and to remove other users' content from the site's sitemap and search engine index.
Title Rank Math SEO < 1.0.277 - Author+ Robots and Pillar Content Meta Update on Non-Owned Objects via mark_page_as
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 2, 2026, 10:45 AM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2026, 12:06 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 2, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Sep 3, 2026, 5:50 PM