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CVE-2026-77784: Rank Math SEO < 1.0.277 - Author+ Robots and Pillar Content Meta Update on Non-Owned Objects via mark_page_as
- Severity: low (CVSS 2.7 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-02 · updated 2026-09-03
- Weakness: CWE-639
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.
Affected products
- Rank Math SEO: before 1.0.277 — fixed in 1.0.277
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Rank Math SEO 1.0.277. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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