Better Search Replace <= 1.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

7.2
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2022-2593
CVSS 7.2 (High)
Publicly Published August 1, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Christiaan Swiers (YouGina)

Description

The plugin Better Search Replace for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.4. This is due to lack of sanitization of user input in the construction of a database query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrator-level accounts to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

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Vulnerability Details for Better Search Replace

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug better-search-replace (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.4.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4
Patched Version
  • 1.4.1

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