Search Exclude <= 2.4.9 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Modification

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2025-2821
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published May 6, 2025
Last Updated May 7, 2025
Researcher Noah Stead (TurtleBurg)
Description

The Search Exclude plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the get_rest_permission function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings, excluding content from search results.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug search-exclude (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.4.9
Patched Version
  • 2.5.0
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