vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: post-duplicator: CVE-2023-49835: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 5, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 5, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
The Post Duplicator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the mtphr_duplicate_post function in versions up to, and including, 2.31. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to publish posts upon duplication.
Solution
post-duplicator-plugin-cve-2023-49835
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49835
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e5665931-8da9-44db-a5b1-46acebf14f3b?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-53743
- CVE-2023-49835
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-49835
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-53743
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