Post Duplicator <= 2.31 - Missing Authorization via mtphr_duplicate_post

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-49835
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published December 5, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Huynh Tien Si
Description

The Post Duplicator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the mtphr_duplicate_post function in versions up to, and including, 2.31. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to publish posts upon duplication.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug post-duplicator (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.31
Patched Version
  • 2.32
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