CVE-2026-24938CWE-79

WordPress Better Search plugin <= 4.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium · published February 3, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ajay Better Search better-search allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Better Search: from n/a through <= 4.2.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00205 · 10.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-02-03T14:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 FEB 14:08Z
    WordPress Better Search plugin <= 4.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    cvelistv5