WP Security CheckVulnerability data as of October 22, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in CM Search And Replace – Optimize content edits with a powerful search and replace tool

Search and replace words, phrases, and HTML within your website posts and pages.

6Reported vulnerabilities
6.5Highest CVSS score
1.5.6Latest version
2,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update CM Search And Replace – Optimize content edits with a powerful search and replace tool to 1.5.3 or later. 6 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: May 23, 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.

CVESeverityExploit probability
next 30 days		 Affected versionsFixed inPublished
CVE-2024-5028 Medium 6.5 0.2% Before 1.3.9 1.3.9 July 13, 2024
CVE-2023-31228 Medium 4.4 0.4% 1.3.0 and earlier 1.3.1 April 28, 2023
CVE-2025-54727 Medium 4.4 0.2% 1.5.2 and earlier 1.5.3 August 14, 2025
CVE-2025-54728 Medium 4.3 0.1% 1.5.2 and earlier 1.5.3 August 14, 2025
CVE-2025-54045 Medium 4.3 0.2% 1.5.4 and earlier 1.5.7 June 30, 2025
CVE-2023-28749 Medium 4.3 0.3% 1.3.0 and earlier 1.3.1 May 9, 2023

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