CVE-2026-119495 WordPress Better Search plugin <= 4.5.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-119495 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-119495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WebberZone Better Search, published on 3 Nov 2026.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-119495 exists.
Affected product: WebberZone Better Search. 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-2026-119495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119495/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-119495?
CVE-2026-119495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WebberZone Better Search, published on 3 Nov 2026.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WebberZone Better Search better-search allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Better Search: from n/a through 4.5.2.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119495?
How do I fix CVE-2026-119495?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-119495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-119495 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-119495 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8fq-g7r4-9644.