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CVE-2021-24676: Better Find and Replace < 1.2.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-10-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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

Affected products

• CodeSolz Better Find and Replace: before 1.2.9 — fixed in 1.2.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CodeSolz Better Find and Replace 1.2.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59589e74-f901-4f4d-81de-26ad19d1b7fd
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/59589e74-f901-4f4d-81de-26ad19d1b7fd

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