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CVE-2019-14786

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-08-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Rank Math SEO plugin 1.0.27 for WordPress allows non-admin users to reset the settings via the wp-admin/admin-post.php reset-cmb parameter.

Affected products

• Rank Math SEO: before 1.0.27.1 — fixed in 1.0.27.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Rank Math SEO 1.0.27.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://rankmath.com/changelog/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9375
• https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/06/20/authenticated-settings-reset-vulnerability-in-rank-math-seo/
• https://rankmath.com/changelog/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9375
• https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/06/20/authenticated-settings-reset-vulnerability-in-rank-math-seo/

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