Unauthorized API Access in Better Find and Replace Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-12360

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Better Find And Replace – Ai-powered Suggestions
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-12360?

The Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access to bypass capability checks. This flaw in the rtafar_ajax() function can enable these attackers to exploit the OpenAI API key, leading to unintended quota consumption that could incur unexpected costs.

Affected Version(s)

Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions * <= 1.7.7

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/real-time-auto...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3389979/real...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Adrian Lukita
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CVE-2025-12360 : Unauthorized API Access in Better Find and Replace Plugin for WordPress