CVE-2025-2821 Search Exclude <= 2.4.9 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Modification
Unauthenticated attackers can modify Search Exclude plugin settings to exclude content from search results due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-2821?
CVE-2025-2821 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in quadlayers Search Exclude, published on 7 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2821?
How do I fix CVE-2025-2821?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2821 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-2821 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2821 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8mj-gvg3-87f2.