WP Quick Post Duplicator <= 2.0 - Missing Authorization

2023-07-25 00:00

TaeEun Lee

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.1

Affected PluginWP Quick Post Duplicator

Affected Version<= 2.0

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2023-31214

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Vulnerability Overview

The WP Quick Post Duplicator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the apj_duplicate_post_as_a_draft() function in versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to duplicate arbitrary posts that may have protected content.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31214 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/12a576ee-f8a9-4740-b87b-091a46970d53

CVSS Vector

5.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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