CVE-2026-53738

7.2 highEPSS 0.2%

High (7.2). EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Copy & Delete Posts through 1.5.4 lets any plugin-enabled non-admin role invoke every operation in the cdp_action_handling AJAX handler. Attackers with an enabled role can delete posts or overwrite plugin settings via the f parameter, bypassing per-function capability checks.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

7.2 high

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

8.1 high

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 16% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-863
Published: 2026-06-10
Modified: 2026-07-23
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/copy-delete-posts/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/copy-delete-posts-through-privilege-escalation-via-cdp-action-handling-handler

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