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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-03-26 | Published 2025-05-07 | Updated 2026-04-08 | Assigner Wordfence




MEDIUM: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version
affected

Timeline

2025-03-20:Discovered
2025-05-06:Disclosed

Credits

Noah Stead finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-8ef8-4943-8e64-38bb7909397a?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...tities/settings/class-post.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3284798/

cve.org (CVE-2025-2821)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-2821)

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