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Post Duplicator <= 3.0.11 - Authorization Bypass to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Duplication

Published Aug 22, 2026

Description

The Post Duplicator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.11. This is due to the `duplicate_post_permissions()` permission callback only verifying the `duplicate_posts` capability without checking whether the requesting user holds `publish_posts` or other status-gated capabilities. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to create duplicate posts with `future` (scheduled, auto-publishes) or `private` status, bypassing editorial review. Additionally, the REST endpoint does not enforce administrator-configured post-type duplication restrictions, allowing duplication of post types that have been explicitly disabled.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Wordfence
Published Aug 22, 2026
Updated Aug 24, 2026
Reserved Mar 15, 2026
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Aug 24, 2026
NVD
Status Deferred
Modified Aug 24, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
ENISA EUVD
Assigner Wordfence
Published Aug 22, 2026
Updated Aug 24, 2026
Exploited since n/a
EUVD-2026-64251