CVE-2025-53466 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-53466: WordPress Better Find and Replace Plugin <= 1.7.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Codesolz
Product Better Find and Replace
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 22, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in CodeSolz Better Find and Replace real-time-auto-find-and-replace allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Better Find and Replace: from n/a through <= 1.7.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Better Find and Replace versions 1.7.6 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the affected component. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger. Impact is limited to low-level data exposure and site integrity issues.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers to steal data or modify site content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Admins with high privileges can compromise other users' sessions and modify site content without detection.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin privileges and the victim must click a link or visit a page containing the payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 22, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated