CVE-2025-10646Network attack vector

Contributor settings modification via insufficient capability check

Published Nov 25, 2025 · Updated Nov 25, 2025

Missing authorization in Search Exclude 2.5.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to alter search-exclusion settings via REST. The Base::get_rest_permission() callback authorizes the settings route without an administrative capability check, allowing its update handler to accept post IDs for exclusion. Contributor-level access is sufficient; the demonstrated consequence is changing which posts WordPress omits from internal search results.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Search Exclude 2.5.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to alter search-exclusion settings via REST. The Base::get_rest_permission() callback authorizes the settings route without an administrative capability check, allowing its update handler to accept post IDs for exclusion. Contributor-level access is sufficient; the demonstrated consequence is changing which posts WordPress omits from internal search results.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-10646
Published
Nov 25, 2025
Updated
Nov 25, 2025
Vendor
Roman Pronskiy
Product
Search Exclude
Classifications
CWE-862, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=2.5.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Roman Pronskiy · Search Excludeversion=* <=2.5.7

Published CVSS scores

4.3WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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