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CVE-2021-24676: The Better Find and Replace WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not escape the 's' GET parameter before outputting back in the All Masking Rules page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

medium Affects better-find-and-replace (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Better Find and Replace WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not escape the 's' GET parameter before outputting back in the All Masking Rules page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Package
better-find-and-replace (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.2.9
Fixed in
1.2.9
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (57.3th percentile)
Published
2021-10-04
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordbetter-find-and-replace (WordPress plugin) advisories

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