Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2026-4244Post Duplicator <= 3.0.11 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Duplication with Arbitrary Author Attribution

Medium 4.3

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A medium-severity missing authorization in Post Duplicator from metaphorcreations. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
metaphorcreations	Post Duplicator	0 – through 3.0.11

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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