Rank Math WordPress Plugin Accused Of Secretly Taking Admin Access

New allegations surfaced that Rank Math has introduced a functionality that silently gives the company administrator-level permissions over WordPress sites. The access is triggered when a user installs Rank Math and opens the plugin’s Help & Support area. Allegedly There Is Zero Consent Or Notification The developer of The SEO Framework SEO plugin recently tweeted that when a user opens Rank Math’s Help & Support section that the plugin creates a WordPress Application Password tied to the user that is opening that Help & Support section. So if the user who is clicking around in the plugin administration area has […]

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