WordPress Search Exclude plugin <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Authenticated (editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roman Pronskiy's Search Exclude plugin <= 1.2.6 at WordPress.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0052 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Pronskiy | Search Exclude (WordPress plugin) | <= 1.2.6 – 1.2.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Search Exclude (WordPress plugin) VendorRoman Pronskiy Affected <= 1.2.6 – 1.2.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:search_exclude_project:search_exclude:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.2.6 | Vulnerable | Search Exclude Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:search_exclude_project:search_exclude:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·Search Exclude Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36282
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcf3-c57g-x3rf
References
More Search Exclude Project Search Exclude vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-11947 search-exclude.php in the "Search Exclude" plugin before 1.2.4 for WordPress allows unauthenticated options changes. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-36282 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-36282 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jcf3-c57g-x3rf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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