CVE-2024-11620 (GCVE-0-2024-11620)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-28 10:34 – Updated: 2026-04-01 15:33
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Title
WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin <= 1.0.231 - Arbitrary .htaccess Overwrite to Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
Summary
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Rank Math SEO Rank Math SEO seo-by-rank-math allows Code Injection.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through <= 1.0.231.
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CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Rank Math SEO Rank Math SEO Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.0.231 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2026-04-01 16:23
Credits
Rafie Muhammad | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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