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CVE-2025-12714

MEDIUM 5.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
May 29, 2026
Last modified
July 21, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-862
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the update_site_editor_homepage function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.271. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify several plugin settings including homepage title, meta description, breadcrumbs label, and social media metadata, which can have severe impact on SEO rankings and display malicious content across all site pages where breadcrumbs are used.

Affected WordPress components

  • Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings Plugin · seo-by-rank-math
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 1.0.271
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings — Up to and including 1.0.271

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-rest-helper.php#L75
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L122
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L129
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-shared.php#L339
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3552223/seo-by-rank-math/trunk/includes/rest/class-rest-helper.php
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dd072774-6f85-42de-a9d4-6826703ad839?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record