The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not check that the user requesting an automated SEO fix holds the capability WordPress itself requires for the settings being changed, allowing users with the Editor role to modify site-wide core WordPress settings that are reserved to administrators.
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Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0000
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Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0000
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Rank Math Seo
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Rank Math Seo
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Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000
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| Description | The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277 does not check that the user requesting an automated SEO fix holds the capability WordPress itself requires for the settings being changed, allowing users with the Editor role to modify site-wide core WordPress settings that are reserved to administrators. | |
| Title | Rank Math SEO < 1.0.277 - Editor+ Core Settings Modification via fix-site-seo Ability | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: 2026-08-29T06:00:22.804Z
Updated: 2026-08-30T00:56:51.060Z
Reserved: 2026-08-21T12:06:31.023Z
Link: CVE-2026-77786
Updated: 2026-08-30T00:48:44.096Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-08-29T06:17:44.250
Modified: 2026-08-31T20:14:36.250
Link: CVE-2026-77786
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