CVE-2025-10646
Search Exclude <= 2.5.7 – Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Search Settings Modification via REST API
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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.
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Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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