CVE-2025-10646
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-25
Last updated on: 2025-11-25
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | search_exclude_plugin | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-862 | The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in the Search Exclude plugin for WordPress allows authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to modify plugin settings without proper authorization. The issue is due to an insufficient capability check in the Base::get_rest_permission() method, which lets these users add arbitrary posts to the search exclusion list.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker with Contributor-level access or above can modify the plugin's settings, such as adding arbitrary posts to the search exclusion list. This could lead to unauthorized changes in what content is excluded from search results, potentially affecting site content visibility and integrity.