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Missing Authorization

CVE-2019-14786

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

The Rank Math SEO plugin 1.0.27 for WordPress allows non-admin users to reset the settings via the wp-admin/admin-post.php reset-cmb parameter.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

The missing authorization vulnerability occurs when a software program allows users to access privileged parts of the program without verifying the user credentials. Impact of such a vulnerability depends on the resources employed by the software, ranging from account takeover to sensitive information exposure, denial of service, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published