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Better Find and Replace vulnerabilities
Better Find and Replace has 5 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 16 Apr 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 5
- Active installs
- 40,000+
- Latest version
- 2.0.1
- Last updated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 16 Apr 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-3369 | Medium 5.4 | Up to 1.7.9 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.0.1) | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Remote code execution CVE-2025-9334 | High 8.8 | Up to 1.7.7 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.0.1) | 8 Nov 2025 |
| Broken access control CVE-2025-12360 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 1.7.7 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.0.1) | 6 Nov 2025 |
| SQL injection CVE-2022-1472 | High 7.2 | Before 1.3.6 | Fixed in 1.3.6 | 20 Jun 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24676 | Medium 6.1 | Before 1.2.9 | Fixed in 1.2.9 | 4 Oct 2021 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-3369, 16 Apr 2026
- The Better Find and Replace - AI-Powered Suggestions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via uploaded image title in versions up to, and including, 1.7.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2025-9334, 8 Nov 2025
- The Better Find and Replace - AI-Powered Suggestions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited Code Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.7. This is due to insufficient input validation and restriction on the 'rtafar_ajax' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to call arbitrary plugin functions and execute code within those functions. CVE record
- CVE-2025-12360, 6 Nov 2025
- The Better Find and Replace - AI-Powered Suggestions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized API usage due to a missing capability check on the rtafar_ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access, to trigger OpenAI API key usage resulting in quota consumption potentially incurring cost. CVE record
- CVE-2022-1472, 20 Jun 2022
- The Better Find and Replace WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 does not properly sanitise, validate and escape various parameters before using them in an SQL statement, leading to an SQL Injection CVE record
- CVE-2021-24676, 4 Oct 2021
- The Better Find and Replace WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not escape the 's' GET parameter before outputting back in the All Masking Rules page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue CVE record
What to do if you run Better Find and Replace
If you run Better Find and Replace, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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