Known vulnerabilities in Better Search Replace

A simple plugin to update URLs or other text in a database.

2Reported vulnerabilities

8.8Highest CVSS score

1.4.11Latest version

1,000,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Better Search Replace to 1.4.5 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: June 29, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2023-6933	High 8.8	68.0%	Before 1.4.5	`1.4.5`	February 5, 2024
CVE-2022-2593	High 7.2	1.3%	Before 1.4.1	`1.4.1`	August 22, 2022

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.