CVE-2026-119495 PUBLISHED

WordPress Better Search plugin <= 4.5.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 30.10.2026 Published: 03.11.2026 Updated: 03.11.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	None
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	WebberZone
Product	Better Search
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 4.5.2 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress Better Search plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.5.3).

Credits

Malvin Valerian Gultom | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/better-search/vulnerability/wordpress-better-search-plugin-4-5-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Problem Types

Missing Authorization CWE

Impacts

Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels