CVE-2025-2821 (GCVE-0-2025-2821)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-05-07 01:43
Modified
2026-04-08 16:41
CWE
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
quadlayers Search Exclude Version: 0    2.4.9
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