CVE-2026-4244

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.

CVSS 3.1

4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 26% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-862

Published

2026-08-22

Modified

2026-10-12

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-duplicator/trunk/includes/api.php#L520
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-duplicator/trunk/includes/api.php#L550
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-duplicator/trunk/includes/api.php#L728
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3485579/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/64553742-ff2b-40e9-92c3-3458a9f988a2?source=cve

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