High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026

CVE-2021-4373

Description

The Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to import settings via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected products

Webberzone/Better Search
cpe:2.3:a:webberzone:better_search:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <=2.5.2
WordPress/Better Searchllm-fuzzy
Range: <=2.5.2
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-search

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2473344nvdPatch
blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/nvdExploit
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cfc6c595-dad2-4abc-8187-ed72355273b8nvdThird Party Advisory

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