Unauthorized Post Duplication in Duplicate Post Page Menu Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-4792

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Duplicate Post Page Menu & Custom Post Type
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 September 2023

Summary

The Duplicate Post Page Menu & Custom Post Type plugin for WordPress has a security flaw that allows authenticated users, specifically subscribers and higher, to duplicate posts and pages without proper authorization. This issue arises from the absence of a capability check in the duplicate_ppmc_post_as_draft function, exposing sensitive content and allowing for potential misuse. Users are encouraged to update to patched versions to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Duplicate Post Page Menu & Custom Post Type * <= 2.3.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/duplicate-post...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
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