Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.95 - Server-Side Request Forgery

2022-08-12 00:00

Rafie Muhammad

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.0.95.1

Affected PluginRank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings

Affected Version<= 1.0.95

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2022-36376

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Vulnerability Overview

The Rank Math SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 1.0.95, due to insufficient user input validation.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.0.95.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)) The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36376 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/17f8e2a0-b23f-4706-8438-7a6573a29933

CVSS Vector

5.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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