CVE-2026-4244
Post Duplicator <= 3.0.11 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Duplication with Arbitrary Author Attribution
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Post Duplicator <= 3.0.11 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Duplication with Arbitrary Author Attribution
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-4244- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-64275
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-64275- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vhq-hx4h-m998
The Post Duplicator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4vhq-hx4h-m998- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-4244- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-4244 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Metaphor Creations Post Duplicator, published August 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.