Rank Math SEO: A security weakness
Rank Math SEO lets an unauthenticated request clear the stored SEO analysis without a capability or nonce check. The reported impact is loss of analysis results, not arbitrary changes to all SEO settings. The export does not identify the action name. Published affected versions: < 1.0.280.
- Component
- Rank Math SEO
- Plugin slug
rank-math-seo- Affected
- < 1.0.280
- Safe version
1.0.280- Published
- Oct 14, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Oct 14, 2026 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Rank Math SEO to 1.0.280 or later in the applicable release line. The completed authoritative record identifies this fixed release.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.280 does not perform a capability or nonce check before clearing its stored SEO analysis data, allowing unauthenticated users to delete it.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N