CVE-2026-77787 PUBLISHED

Rank Math SEO < 1.0.277 - Author+ Term Metadata Update and Cross-Object Post Title Overwrite via updateMetaBulk

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 21.08.2026 Published: 02.09.2026 Updated: 02.09.2026

The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not perform a capability check when bulk metadata updates target taxonomy terms, and reuses the supplied object identifier across object types, allowing users with the Author role and above to modify the SEO metadata of terms they cannot edit and to overwrite the titles of posts belonging to other users.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product Rank Math SEO
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 1.0.255 to 1.0.277 (excl.)

Credits

  • Mohammed Abd Alrahman finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization CWE