The Rankology SEO and Analytics Tool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an incorrect capability check on the 'rankology_code_block' page in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to add header and footer code blocks.
History

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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Description The Rankology SEO and Analytics Tool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an incorrect capability check on the 'rankology_code_block' page in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to add header and footer code blocks.
Title Rankology SEO and Analytics Tool <= 2.0 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Editor+) Header & Footer Code Creation
Weaknesses CWE-285
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-07T16:28:34.325Z

Reserved: 2025-11-10T16:16:36.749Z

Link: CVE-2025-12958

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-07T16:28:28.117Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-07T12:16:47.280

Modified: 2026-01-08T18:08:54.147

Link: CVE-2025-12958

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-08T09:49:58Z