Is CVE-2023-23888 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-23888 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-23888?

CVE-2023-23888 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-23888?

CVE-2023-23888 has an EPSS score of 0.95% (57th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-23888?

Upgrade seo to 1.0.107.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-23888

HIGH

7.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Rank Math Rank Math SEO allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Rank Math SEO: from n/a through 1.0.107.2.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

seoNVD

Affected:< 1.0.107.3Fixed in:1.0.107.3CVE-2023-23888derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

57thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 57% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

patchstack.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-15.