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          "vendor": "rankmath",
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
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    }
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The Rank Math SEO \u2013 AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the \u0027update_metadata\u0027 function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.228. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to insert new and update existing metadata beginning with \u0027rank_math\u0027, and delete arbitrary existing user metadata and term metadata. Deleting existing usermeta can cause a loss of access to the administrator dashboard for any registered users, including Administrators."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El complemento Rank Math SEO \u2013 AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings para WordPress es vulnerable a modificaciones no autorizadas y p\u00e9rdida de datos debido a una falta de verificaci\u00f3n de capacidad en la funci\u00f3n \u0027update_metadata\u0027 en todas las versiones hasta la 1.0.228 incluida. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados inserten metadatos nuevos y actualicen los existentes que comiencen con \u0027rank_math\u0027, y eliminen metadatos de usuario y metadatos de t\u00e9rminos existentes de forma arbitraria. Eliminar metadatos de usuario existentes puede provocar la p\u00e9rdida de acceso al panel de administrador para cualquier usuario registrado, incluidos los administradores."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2024-9161",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T08:24:04.233",
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          "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
          "baseScore": 6.5,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 2.5,
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        "type": "Secondary"
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              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
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            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
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          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2024-10-07T16:14:34.269074Z",
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  "published": "2024-10-05T12:15:02.897",
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      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "tags": [
        "Product"
      ],
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L120"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "tags": [
        "Product"
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L161"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "tags": [
        "Product"
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L162"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "tags": [
        "Product"
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L64"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3161896/"
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    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7df39a64-76c5-4ebe-a271-44bd147a3a86?source=cve"
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      "description": [
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-862"
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