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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Network-reachable with no prerequisites; confidentiality impact is limited to password-protected post content, not credentials or system data.
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CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
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The Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin before 1.0.277.1 does not check whether a post is password protected before using its content to build publicly generated SEO metadata, allowing unauthenticated users to read the content of password-protected posts.
AnalysisAI
Rank Math SEO WordPress plugin versions before 1.0.277.1 exposes the full content of password-protected posts to unauthenticated users via publicly generated SEO metadata. The plugin fails to enforce WordPress's native post-password gate before extracting post content for use in meta tags and structured data, making protected content readable by anyone who can access the SEO output. …
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| Exploitation | The target WordPress site must have the Rank Math SEO plugin installed and active at a version below 1.0.277.1. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 3.1 score of 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) is well-calibrated for this vulnerability. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Update the Rank Math SEO plugin to version 1.0.277.1 or later, which introduces a password-protection check before including post content in SEO metadata generation. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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