Medium severity · published Nov 25, 2025
CVE-2025-10646
Search Exclude <= 2.5.7 – Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Search Settings Modification via REST API
4.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
Search Exclude · quadlayers
through 2.5.7 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10646
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10646
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3379004/search-exclude
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b0f62d05-84fb-4cd6-9e5f-0dcfa305ce68?source=cve
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