CVE-2023-4792

MEDIUM

Duplicate Post Page Menu & Custom Post Type <2.3.1 - Privilege Esca...

Title source: llm

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.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/duplicate-post-page-menu-custom-post-type/trunk/duplicate-post-page-menu-cpt.php?rev=2871256#L383

Patch

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=

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6bb08e8-9ef5-41db-a111-c377a5dfae77?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0041

EPSS Percentile 32.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (2)

inqsys/Duplicate Post Page Menu & Custom Post Type < 2.3.1

inqsys/duplicate_post_page_menu_\&_custom_post_type < 2.3.1

Published Sep 07, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026