Better Search <= 4.2.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
| CVE | CVE-2026-24938 |
|---|---|
| CVSS | 6.4 (Medium) |
| Publicly Published | November 22, 2025 |
| Last Updated | February 9, 2026 |
| Researcher |
Peter Thaleikis
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Description
The Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 4.2.1 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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Vulnerability Details for Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug | better-search (view on wordpress.org) |
| Patched? | Yes |
| Remediation | Update to version 4.2.2, or a newer patched version |
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Recent vulnerabilities in Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress
| # | Title | CVE ID | CVSS | Researchers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better Search <= 4.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | CVE-2025-47507 | Muhammad Yudha - DJ | May 7, 2025 | |
| 2 | Better Search <= 3.3.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting | CVE-2024-29142 | Abdi Pranata | March 18, 2024 | |
| 3 | Better Search <= 3.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | April 10, 2023 | |||
| 4 | Better Search <= 2.5.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Import | CVE-2021-4373 | Jerome Bruandet | March 1, 2021 | |
| 5 | Better Search <= 2.5.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass | CVE-2021-4400 | Jerome Bruandet | March 1, 2021 | |
| 6 | Better Search < 2.2.3 - SQL Injection | Unknown | March 15, 2019 | ||
| 7 | Better Search <= 1.3.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting | Juan Avila Reyes | December 16, 2014 |
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