Rankology SEO Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability
A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the Rankology SEO – On-site SEO WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 2.2.4. This vulnerability allows users to escalate their privileges, potentially leading to full control of the website.
Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a user to escalate privileges, gaining higher access rights and possibly full control over the website.
Remediation
Users of the Rankology SEO – On-site SEO WordPress plugin should update to version 2.2.5 or later. Patchstack users can enable auto-updates for vulnerable plugins.
Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
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