The Yoast Duplicate Post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the clone_bulk_action_handler() and republish_request() functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to duplicate any post on the site including private, draft, and trashed posts they shouldn't have access to. Additionally, attackers with Author-level access and above can use the Rewrite & Republish feature to overwrite any published post with their own content.
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| Description | The Yoast Duplicate Post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the clone_bulk_action_handler() and republish_request() functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to duplicate any post on the site including private, draft, and trashed posts they shouldn't have access to. Additionally, attackers with Author-level access and above can use the Rewrite & Republish feature to overwrite any published post with their own content. | |
| Title | Yoast Duplicate Post <= 4.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Post Duplication and Overwrite | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
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Updated: 2026-03-18T09:28:28.758Z
Reserved: 2026-01-19T22:11:13.075Z
Link: CVE-2026-1217
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-18T10:16:23.960
Modified: 2026-03-18T10:16:23.960
Link: CVE-2026-1217
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