Plugins · real-time-auto-find-and-replace · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Better Find and Replace safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.0.1
- Last updated
- 2026-10-26
- Active installs
- 40,000+
- Known issues on record
- 8
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.2+
Search and replace text, images, URLs, footer credits, code blocks or jQuery-Ajax content in real time or in Database, easy user-interface — by CodeSolz
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.0.1). Anything older than 1.8.0 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 real-time-auto-find-and-replace --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update real-time-auto-find-and-replace updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
8 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.
medium 5.4 CVE-2026-3369 · published 2026-04-16
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Better Find and Replace (1.7.9 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.9 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
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.
high 8.8 CVE-2025-9334 · published 2025-11-08
Remote code execution in Better Find and Replace (1.7.7 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.7.8 *
- 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 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.
NVD CVE-2025-9334Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 4.3 CVE-2025-12360 · published 2025-11-06
Missing authorization check in Better Find and Replace (1.7.7 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.7.8 *
- 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 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.
NVD CVE-2025-12360Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 5.9 CVE-2025-53466 · published 2025-09-22
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Better Find and Replace (1.7.6 and older)
- Affected
- 1.7.6 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.7.7
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
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.
high 8.8 CVE-2025-24734 · published 2025-01-27
Privilege escalation in Better Find and Replace (1.6.7 and older)
- Affected
- 1.6.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.6.8
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in CodeSolz Better Find and Replace real-time-auto-find-and-replace allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Better Find and Replace: from n/a through <= 1.6.7.
high 8.3 CVE-2024-39636 · published 2024-08-01
PHP object injection in Better Find and Replace (1.6.1 and older)
- Affected
- 1.6.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.6.2
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in CodeSolz Better Find and Replace.This issue affects Better Find and Replace: from n/a through 1.6.1.
high 7.2 CVE-2022-1472 · published 2022-06-20
SQL injection in Better Find and Replace (older than 1.3.6)
- Affected
- older than 1.3.6
- Fixed in
- 1.3.6
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
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
medium 6.1 CVE-2021-24676 · published 2021-10-04
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Better Find and Replace (older than 1.2.9)
- Affected
- older than 1.2.9
- Fixed in
- 1.2.9
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
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
Recent activity
- 2026-10-26 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.0.1).
- 2026-04-16 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-3369), fixed in 1.8.0.
- 2025-11-08 — Remote code execution disclosed (CVE-2025-9334), fixed in 1.7.8.
- 2025-11-06 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-12360), fixed in 1.7.8.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3) · Remote code execution (1) · Missing authorization (1) · Privilege escalation (1) · PHP object injection (1) · SQL injection (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/real-time-auto-find-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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