๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-4245

MEDIUM 4.3

Post Duplicator <= 3.0.11 - Authorization Bypass to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Duplication

CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The Post Duplicator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.11. This is due to the `duplicate_post_permissions()` permission callback only verifying the `duplicate_posts` capability without checking whether the requesting user holds `publish_posts` or other status-gated capabilities. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to create duplicate posts with `future` (scheduled, auto-publishes) or `private` status, bypassing editorial review. Additionally, the REST endpoint does not enforce administrator-configured post-type duplication restrictions, allowing duplication of post types that have been explicitly disabled.

CWE CWE-863
Vendor metaphorcreations
Product post duplicator
Published Aug 22, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

metaphorcreations / Post Duplicator
0 โ‰ค 3.0.11

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bb671c8f-9e14-4f79-adfa-72f48ec02449?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-duplicator/trunk/includes/api.php#L520 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-duplicator/trunk/includes/api.php#L635 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-duplicator/trunk/includes/api.php#L740 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-duplicator/trunk/includes/api.php#L624 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3485579/

Credits

Quแป‘c Huy (jtwings)