CVE-2026-3369
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Stored XSS in Better Find and Replace Plugin Allows Script Injection

Publication date: 2026-04-16

Last updated on: 2026-04-16

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via uploaded image title in versions up to, and including, 1.7.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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Published
2026-04-16
Last Modified
2026-04-16
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-04-16
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2026-3369
EUVD
EUVD-2026-23221

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Vendor Product Version / Range
better_find_and_replace better_find_and_replace to 1.7.9 (inc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-79 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

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Executive Summary

The Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability known as Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize or escape input in the uploaded image title. As a result, an attacker with author-level access or higher can inject malicious web scripts into pages. These scripts then execute whenever any user accesses the affected page.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected website. This can lead to unauthorized actions such as stealing user session data, defacing the website, or performing actions on behalf of other users. Since the attacker needs author-level access, the risk is limited to users with some level of privileges, but it still poses a significant security threat.

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