CVE-2025-53466: WordPress Better Find and Replace Plugin <= 1.7.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-09-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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.

Affected products

CodeSolz Better Find and Replace: through 1.7.6

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/real-time-auto-find-and-replace/vulnerability/wordpress-better-find-and-replace-plugin-1-7-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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