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Plugin · search-exclude
Search Exclude
4 known vulnerabilities on record. Add your version above to see which ones affect you.
Nov 24, 2025Search Exclude: Unauthorized modification of dataCVE-2025-10646 · affects up to 2.5.7 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
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.
May 6, 2025Search Exclude: Unauthorized modification of dataCVE-2025-2821 · affects up to 2.4.9 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3
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.
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Aug 23, 2022Authenticated (editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roman Pronskiy's Search Exclude plugin <= 1.2.6 at WordPress.CVE-2022-36282 · affects up to 1.2.6 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.8
Authenticated (editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roman Pronskiy's Search Exclude plugin <= 1.2.6 at WordPress.
Sep 9, 2019search-exclude.php in the "Search Exclude" plugin before 1.2.4 for WordPress allows unauthenticated options changes.CVE-2019-15895 · fixed in 1.2.4 · reported by MITREHigh 7.5
search-exclude.php in the "Search Exclude" plugin before 1.2.4 for WordPress allows unauthenticated options changes.
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