# CVE-2024-38759: WordPress Search & Replace plugin <= 3.2.2 - Deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit unsafe deserialization in the Search & Replace plugin to execute arbitrary code on the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-36m8-m5cm-hfhr

## What is CVE-2024-38759?

CVE-2024-38759 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in WP MEDIA SAS Search & Replace, published on 22 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in WP MEDIA SAS Search & Replace search-and-replace.This issue affects Search & Replace: from n/a through 3.2.2.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38759?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wp-Media Search \& Replace.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-38759?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38759 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-38759 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38759 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WP MEDIA SAS Search & Replace

- [CVE-2024-4145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4145/): Search & Replace < 3.2.2 - Admin+ SQL injection (low 3.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38759 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-38759 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in WP MEDIA SAS Search & Replace, published on 22 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38759 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WP MEDIA SAS Search & Replace. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38759/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38759/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38759
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38759
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38759

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38759/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.