Vulnerability Report
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Find and Replace All <= 1.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The Find and Replace All plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘findstr’ and 'replacestr' parameters in versions up to, and including, 1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in the database that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Quick Answer

This vulnerability is a medium severity with CVSS 5.5 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Find and Replace All. It affects 1.2 through 1.2 and is fixed in 1.3.

Published
Nov 02, 2022
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
find-and-replace-all
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 1.3, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

the tracked vulnerability is tracked for the Plugin Find and Replace All as medium severity with CVSS 5.5. The affected range is 1.2 through 1.2. Update Find and Replace All to 1.3 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
1.3
Primary Affected Range
1.2 through 1.2
Tracking ID
336eb1fb-dc94-417d-b9b6-488c105aab1e
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
find-and-replace-all View on wordpress.org
CVE No linked CVE entry.
Patched Versions
1.3
Affected Versions
1.2 through 1.2
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