The Post Duplicator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `duplicate_post()` function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.11. This is due to the function not verifying that the user has `edit_others_posts` capability before accepting a `selectedAuthorId` parameter via the `duplicate-post` REST endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to create duplicated posts attributed to any user, including administrators.

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Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Description The Post Duplicator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `duplicate_post()` function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.11. This is due to the function not verifying that the user has `edit_others_posts` capability before accepting a `selectedAuthorId` parameter via the `duplicate-post` REST endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to create duplicated posts attributed to any user, including administrators.
Title Post Duplicator <= 3.0.11 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Duplication with Arbitrary Author Attribution
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-24T13:01:22.632Z

Reserved: 2026-03-15T21:44:09.826Z

Link: CVE-2026-4244

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-24T12:53:26.220Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-22T13:16:37.523

Modified: 2026-08-24T16:41:13.950

Link: CVE-2026-4244

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-22T14:00:17Z

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