Rank Math exposes other users' non-public posts to Authors
Rank Math SEO 1.0.272 through 1.0.276 does not verify permission to read the specific post referenced by a request. An Author or higher can retrieve another user's draft, pending, or private post title, body, and SEO metadata.
- Component
- Rank Math SEO
- Plugin slug
seo-by-rank-math- Affected
- 1.0.272 to < 1.0.277
- Safe version
1.0.277- Published
- Sep 02, 2026
This CVE was published Sep 02, 2026 and is one of 26 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update to Rank Math SEO 1.0.277 or later and audit Author-level access to non-public content.
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 1.0.277 does not verify that the requesting user is permitted to read the specific post referenced in a request before returning its content and SEO metadata, allowing users with the Author role and above to read the title, body and metadata of other users' non-public posts.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N