Known vulnerabilities in WP Extended Search

Extend search functionality to search in selected post meta, taxonomies, post types, and all authors.

1Reported vulnerabilities

5.4Highest CVSS score

2.2.1Latest version

20,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update WP Extended Search to 2.1.2 or later. 1 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: December 7, 2025 / Tested up to WordPress: 6.9.7 / 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-2022-4649	Medium 5.4	0.5%	Before 2.1.2	`2.1.2`	January 30, 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.