CVE-2023-4792
Duplicate Post Page Menu & Custom Post Type <= 2.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Post Duplication
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Sep 7, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 6, 2023
Description
The Duplicate Post Page Menu & Custom Post Type plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized page and post duplication due to a missing capability check on the duplicate_ppmc_post_as_draft function in versions up to, and including, 2.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber access or higher to duplicate posts and pages.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Duplicate Post Page Menu & Custom Post Typeinqsys |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6bb08e8-9ef5-41db-a111-c377a5dfae77?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/duplicate-post-page-menu-custom-post-type/trunk/duplicate-post-page-menu-cpt.php?rev=2871256#L383
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2963515%40duplicate-post-page-menu-custom-post-type&new=2963515%40duplicate-post-page-menu-custom-post-type&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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