PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Search And Replace safe?
Search & Replace data in your database with WordPress admin, replace domains/URLs of your WordPress installation.
What this plugin does
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search-and-replace - Author: WP Media
- 100000+ active installs
- 86/100 rating (283 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 3204501 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2007-05-14
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 3.2.3
- Last updated: 2024-08-26 10:40am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.5.10
- Requires PHP: 5.6+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
⚠ Search And Replace hasn't been updated in over 735 days. An unmaintained plugin doesn't receive new security fixes, which is itself a security risk even without a known CVE.
Known vulnerabilities
3 known CVEs on file for Search And Replace. Reported between 2024 and 2024.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-38759 | Search & Replace [search-and-replace] < 3.2.3 (closed) | Deserialization of Untrusted Data | Critical 9.8 | < 3.2.3 | 3.2.3 | 2024-07-11 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-4145 | Search & Replace [search-and-replace] < 3.2.2 (closed) | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') | High 7.2 | < 3.2.2 | 3.2.2 | 2024-05-23 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2024-0756 | Search & Replace < 3.2.2 - Administrator+ SQL injection | — | Unknown | < 3.2.2 | 3.2.2 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Search And Replace updated — 3.2.3 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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