cve/2024/CVE-2024-9161.md

### [CVE-2024-9161](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-9161)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Rank%20Math%20SEO%20%E2%80%93%20AI%20SEO%20Tools%20to%20Dominate%20SEO%20Rankings&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=*%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-862%20Missing%20Authorization&color=brightgreen)

### Description

The Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_metadata' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.228. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to insert new and update existing metadata beginning with 'rank_math', and delete arbitrary existing user metadata and term metadata. Deleting existing usermeta can cause a loss of access to the administrator dashboard for any registered users, including Administrators.

### POC

#### Reference
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#### Github
- https://github.com/20142995/nuclei-templates
- https://github.com/cyb3r-w0lf/nuclei-template-collection