Description
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not check that the user requesting an automated SEO fix holds the capability WordPress itself requires for the settings being changed, allowing users with the Editor role to modify site-wide core WordPress settings that are reserved to administrators.
Published: 2026-08-29
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-863
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not check that the user requesting an automated SEO fix holds the capability WordPress itself requires for the settings being changed, allowing users with the Editor role to modify site-wide core WordPress settings that are reserved to administrators.
Title Rank Math SEO < 1.0.277 - Editor+ Core Settings Modification via fix-site-seo Ability
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Rank Math Seo Rank Math Seo
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-30T00:56:51.060Z

Reserved: 2026-08-21T12:06:31.023Z

Link: CVE-2026-77786

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-30T00:48:44.096Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-29T06:17:44.250

Modified: 2026-08-30T01:20:29.113

Link: CVE-2026-77786

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-30T02:30:06Z

Weaknesses