wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-plugins-controller.php:423Checks if a given request has access to update a specific plugin.
$requestWP_REST_Requesttrue|WP_Error public function update_item_permissions_check( $request ) { require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php'; if ( ! current_user_can( 'activate_plugins' ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_manage_plugins', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to manage plugins for this site.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) ); } $can_read = $this->check_read_permission( $request['plugin'] ); if ( is_wp_error( $can_read ) ) { return $can_read; } $status = $this->get_plugin_status( $request['plugin'] ); if ( $request['status'] && $status !== $request['status'] ) { $can_change_status = $this->plugin_status_permission_check( $request['plugin'], $request['status'], $status ); if ( is_wp_error( $can_change_status ) ) { return $can_change_status; } } return true; }Introduced in 5.5.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-plugins-controller.php, and regenerated for each WordPress release so it tracks the code rather than a snapshot of it.