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Relevanssi – A Better Search security & vulnerabilities
No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version
All 22 known vulnerabilities are fixed in the latest release. If you run an older version, update to null or newer.
- Critical1
- High5
- Medium16
- Low0
All Relevanssi – A Better Search vulnerabilities
| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via Late Entity Decode ≤4.28.5Update to 4.28.6 | CVE-2026-116522 | |
| Medium6.6 | Authenticated (Editor+) PHP Object Injection ≤4.28.4Update to 4.28.5 | CVE-2026-114704 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content ≤4.28.3Update to 4.28.4 | CVE-2026-97641 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤4.28.1Update to 4.28.2 | CVE-2026-19985 | |
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection ≤2.30.2Update to 2.30.3 | CVE-2026-15941 | |
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection <2.29.0Update to 2.29.0 | CVE-2025-14719 | |
| Medium4.7 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Excerpt Highlights ≤2.27.6Update to 2.27.7 | CVE-2025-5016 | |
| High7.5 | Unauthenticated SQL Injection ≤2.27.5Update to 2.27.6 | CVE-2025-4396 | |
| Medium6.1 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Search Highlights ≤2.27.4Update to 2.27.5 | CVE-2025-4054 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤2.26.0Update to 2.26.1 | CVE-2024-9021 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Information Exposure ≤2.25.1Update to 2.25.2 | CVE-2024-7630 | |
| Medium5.8 | Unauthenticated Second Order CSV Injection ≤2.25.1Update to 2.25.2 | CVE-2024-3214 | |
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Count Option Update ≤2.25.1Update to 2.25.2 | CVE-2024-3213 | |
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Query Log Export ≤2.25.0Update to 2.25.1 | CVE-2024-1380 | |
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Post Access <2.25.0Update to 2.25.0 | CVE-2023-7199 | |
| Medium6.3 | Missing Authorization <2.16.5Update to 2.16.5 | — | |
| High7.2 | A Better Search Free & Premium <= 2.16.3 & 4.14.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting <2.16.3Update to 2.16.4 | — | |
| High8.7 | Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection <3.6.1Update to 3.6.1 | — | |
| Medium5.4 | Cross-Site Scripting ≤4.0.4Update to 4.0.5 | CVE-2018-9034 | |
| Medium6.1 | Stored Cross-Site Scripting <3.5.8Update to 3.5.8 | CVE-2017-1000038 | |
| Medium6.1 | Cross-Site Scripting <3.3.8Update to 3.3.8 | CVE-2014-9443 | |
| Critical9.8 | SQL Injection ≤3.3Update to 3.3.1 | — |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via Late Entity Decode
≤4.28.5Update to 4.28.6
- Medium6.6Authenticated (Editor+) PHP Object Injection
≤4.28.4Update to 4.28.5
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content
≤4.28.3Update to 4.28.4
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
≤4.28.1Update to 4.28.2
- Medium6.5Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
≤2.30.2Update to 2.30.3
- Medium6.5Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
<2.29.0Update to 2.29.0
- Medium4.7Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Excerpt Highlights
≤2.27.6Update to 2.27.7
- High7.5Unauthenticated SQL Injection
≤2.27.5Update to 2.27.6
- Medium6.1Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Search Highlights
≤2.27.4Update to 2.27.5
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.26.0Update to 2.26.1
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Information Exposure
≤2.25.1Update to 2.25.2
- Medium5.8Unauthenticated Second Order CSV Injection
≤2.25.1Update to 2.25.2
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Count Option Update
≤2.25.1Update to 2.25.2
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Query Log Export
≤2.25.0Update to 2.25.1
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Post Access
<2.25.0Update to 2.25.0
- Medium6.3Missing Authorization
<2.16.5Update to 2.16.5
- High7.2A Better Search Free & Premium <= 2.16.3 & 4.14.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
<2.16.3Update to 2.16.4
- High8.7Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
<3.6.1Update to 3.6.1
- Medium5.4Cross-Site Scripting
≤4.0.4Update to 4.0.5
- Medium6.1Stored Cross-Site Scripting
<3.5.8Update to 3.5.8
- Medium6.1Cross-Site Scripting
<3.3.8Update to 3.3.8
- Critical9.8SQL Injection
≤3.3Update to 3.3.1
Relevanssi – A Better Search: common questions
Does Relevanssi – A Better Search have known vulnerabilities?
Yes. VulnCrest Radar lists 22 known vulnerabilities in Relevanssi – A Better Search: 1 critical, 5 high, 16 medium. None are known to affect version null.
How do I check which version of Relevanssi – A Better Search I run?
In wp-admin open Plugins → Installed Plugins; the version is shown under the name. Without admin access, our passive Check my site tool can often read it from public files.
What is the most recent Relevanssi – A Better Search vulnerability?
CVE-2026-116522, published Oct 30, 2026: Relevanssi <= 4.28.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via Late Entity Decode. Severity: High (CVSS 7.2).
Is any Relevanssi – A Better Search vulnerability listed in CISA KEV?
No. None of the known Relevanssi – A Better Search vulnerabilities is currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.