CVE-2022-1472: Better Find and Replace < 1.3.6 - Admin+ SQLi

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-06-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

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

Affected products

CodeSolz Better Find and Replace: before 1.3.6 — fixed in 1.3.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CodeSolz Better Find and Replace 1.3.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9c608b14-dc5e-469e-b97a-84696fae804c
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9c608b14-dc5e-469e-b97a-84696fae804c

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