The Duplicate Post WordPress plugin before 1.5.8 does not check that a user duplicating a post is allowed to edit it, which, when the slug takeover option is enabled, allows users of a role an administrator has given Duplicate Post WordPress plugin before 1.5.8 access to, such as Contributor, to move any readable post off its permalink and publish their copy at that address.

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Sat, 14 Nov 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions duplicate Post
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Wordpress-extensions duplicate Post

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Description The Duplicate Post WordPress plugin before 1.5.8 does not check that a user duplicating a post is allowed to edit it, which, when the slug takeover option is enabled, allows users of a role an administrator has given Duplicate Post WordPress plugin before 1.5.8 access to, such as Contributor, to move any readable post off its permalink and publish their copy at that address.
Title Copy & Delete Posts < 1.5.8 - Authenticated Arbitrary Post Slug Takeover
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-14T06:00:07.042Z

Reserved: 2026-10-27T18:31:35.054Z

Link: CVE-2026-118182

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-14T07:17:18.530

Modified: 2026-11-14T07:17:18.530

Link: CVE-2026-118182

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-14T13:00:10Z

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