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Search Exclude, CVE-2025-10646

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2025-10646

Application

Search Exclude

Published on
Nov 25, 2025
Research Description
The Search Exclude plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a insufficient capability check on the Base::get_rest_permission() method in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to modify plugin settings, such as adding arbitrary posts to the search exclusion list.
Affected versions
max 2.5.8.
Status
vulnerable