Information disclosure in Post Duplicator plugin for WordPress



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-12472
CWE-ID CWE-639
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Post Duplicator
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Authorization bypass through user-controlled key

EUVDB-ID: #VU106244

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12472

CWE-ID: CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be duplicated within the mtphr_duplicate_post() function. A remote user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Post Duplicator: 2.0 - 2.36

CPE2.3 External links

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3219375%40post-duplicator&new=3219375%40post-duplicator&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3071b2dc-9673-4e30-bd04-7404eb6a1ed9?source=cve


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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