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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-3369

Medium
CWE-79 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 16, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 19, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
5.4
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

The Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via uploaded image title in versions up to, and including, 1.7.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

The Better Find and Replace plugin for WordPress contains a Stored XSS vulnerability (CVE-2026-3369) affecting versions up to 1.7.9. Authenticated users with author-level access can inject malicious scripts through image title fields, which execute when other users view affected pages. With a CVSS score of 5.4 and no patch currently available, this poses a moderate risk to WordPress installations in Saudi organizations.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 28, 2026 14:16
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily affects Saudi organizations using WordPress for content management, particularly in government agencies, educational institutions, and media organizations. Government entities (NCA oversight), healthcare providers managing patient information portals, and financial institutions using WordPress for customer-facing content are at elevated risk. The threat is amplified in multi-user WordPress environments common in Saudi enterprises where author-level access is distributed among content teams. Compromised pages could lead to credential theft, malware distribution, or defacement of official communications.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government Education Healthcare Media and Publishing Financial Services Telecommunications
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Audit all WordPress installations using Better Find and Replace plugin versions ≤1.7.9
2. Review user access logs for suspicious image uploads or modifications by author-level accounts
3. Inspect image title fields in media library for suspicious JavaScript code patterns
4. Disable the plugin immediately if not critical to operations

Patching Guidance:
1. Monitor plugin repository for security updates; upgrade to version 1.8.0 or later when available
2. If upgrade unavailable, consider switching to alternative find-and-replace plugins with better security records

Compensating Controls:
1. Restrict author-level access to trusted personnel only; implement role-based access controls
2. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block XSS payloads in image metadata
3. Enable WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri) with XSS detection capabilities
4. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to prevent inline script execution
5. Regular security audits of uploaded media and page content

Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for image uploads with titles containing script tags, event handlers (onclick, onerror), or JavaScript protocols
2. Alert on modifications to image metadata by author-level accounts
3. Log and review all page edits involving image insertions
4. Implement IDS signatures for common XSS payloads in HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/upload.php
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع تثبيتات WordPress التي تستخدم مكون Better Find and Replace بإصدارات ≤1.7.9
2. مراجعة سجلات الوصول للبحث عن عمليات تحميل صور مريبة أو تعديلات من قبل حسابات على مستوى المؤلف
3. فحص حقول عناوين الصور في مكتبة الوسائط بحثاً عن أنماط كود JavaScript مريبة
4. تعطيل المكون فوراً إذا لم يكن حرجاً للعمليات

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. مراقبة مستودع المكون للتحديثات الأمنية؛ الترقية إلى الإصدار 1.8.0 أو أحدث عند توفره
2. إذا لم يكن الترقية متاحة، فكر في التبديل إلى مكونات بحث واستبدال بديلة بسجلات أمان أفضل

الضوابط التعويضية:
1. تقييد الوصول على مستوى المؤلف للموظفين الموثوقين فقط؛ تنفيذ ضوابط الوصول القائمة على الأدوار
2. تنفيذ قواعد جدار الحماية لتطبيقات الويب (WAF) للكشف عن حمولات XSS وحجبها في بيانات تعريف الصور
3. تفعيل مكونات أمان WordPress (Wordfence, Sucuri) مع قدرات الكشف عن XSS
4. تنفيذ رؤوس سياسة أمان المحتوى (CSP) لمنع تنفيذ النصوص البرمجية المضمنة
5. عمليات تدقيق أمان منتظمة للوسائط المرفوعة ومحتوى الصفحة

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة عمليات تحميل الصور بعناوين تحتوي على علامات script أو معالجات الأحداث (onclick, onerror) أو بروتوكولات JavaScript
2. التنبيه على التعديلات على بيانات تعريف الصور من قبل حسابات على مستوى المؤلف
3. تسجيل ومراجعة جميع تعديلات الصفحة التي تتضمن إدراجات صور
4. تنفيذ توقيعات IDS لحمولات XSS الشائعة في طلبات HTTP POST إلى /wp-admin/upload.php
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy (input validation and output encoding requirements) A.14.2.5 - Secure development environment A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.SC-7 - Software, firmware, and information integrity checks PR.DS-6 - Integrity checking mechanisms DE.CM-8 - Vulnerability scans
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy A.14.2.5 - Secure development environment A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities A.14.3.1 - Separation of development, test and production environments
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
6.5.1 - Injection flaws 6.5.7 - Cross-site scripting (XSS) 6.2 - Security patches and updates
📊 CVSS Score
5.4
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionR — Required
ScopeC — Changed
ConfidentialityL — Low / Local
IntegrityL — Low / Local
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score5.4
CWECWE-79
EPSS0.01%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-16
Source Feed nvd
Views 4
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
6.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-79
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