Rank Math SEO Plugin up to 1.0.107.2 on WordPress path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Rank Math SEO Plugin up to 1.0.107.2 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-23888. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rank Math SEO Plugin up to 1.0.107.2 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Rank Math Rank Math SEO allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through 1.0.107.2.

The weakness was shared by Rafie Muhammad. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-23888 since 01/19/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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01/19/2023 🔍
05/17/2024 +483 days 🔍
05/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/15/2025 +516 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Rafie Muhammad
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-23888 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264769

Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2024 09:53
Updated: 10/15/2025 16:47
Changes: 05/17/2024 09:53 (64), 10/15/2025 16:47 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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