Better Find and Replace WordPress Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions plugin for WordPress, affecting versions through 1.7.9. The issue arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers with author-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts are executed when a user accesses the compromised page.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for stored cross-site scripting, where injected scripts are executed in the context of the user viewing the page.

Remediation

Users can update to version 1.8.0 or a newer patched version to address this vulnerability.