Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Post Duplicator - CVE-2024-12472
Published: March 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106244
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12472
CWE-ID: CWE-639
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Post Duplicator
How to mitigate CVE-2024-12472
Install updates from vendor's website.
Post Duplicator - update to 2.37