Plugins · linksy-search-and-replace · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Linksy Search and Replace safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.0.5
- Last updated
- 2026-07-24
- Active installs
- 10+
- Known issues on record
- 1
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.0.8 · PHP 7.0+
A plugin to search and update URLs, Anchors, Titles and more on your site without digging into your database. — by Plugli
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.0.5). Anything older than 1.0.5 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get linksy-search-and-replace --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update linksy-search-and-replace updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
1 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
high 8.8 CVE-2026-2941 · published 2026-03-21
Privilege escalation in Linksy Search and Replace (1.0.4 and older)
- Affected
- 1.0.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.0.5 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Linksy Search and Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'linksy_search_and_replace_item_details' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update any database table, any value, including the wp_capabilities database field, which allows attackers to change their own role to administrator, which leads to privilege escalation.
Recent activity
- 2026-07-24 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.0.5).
- 2026-03-21 — Privilege escalation disclosed (CVE-2026-2941), fixed in 1.0.5.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Privilege escalation (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/linksy-search-and-replace (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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