CVE-2025-24734 WordPress Better Find and Replace plugin <= 1.6.7 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Attackers can escalate privileges due to missing authorization checks in the Better Find and Replace WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-24734?
CVE-2025-24734 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in CodeSolz Better Find and Replace, published on 27 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in CodeSolz Better Find and Replace real-time-auto-find-and-replace allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Better Find and Replace: from n/a through <= 1.6.7.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24734?
How do I fix CVE-2025-24734?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24734 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-24734 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24734 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5fc9-q89f-p74h.