CVE-2026-1217 PUBLISHED

Yoast Duplicate Post <= 4.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Post Duplication and Overwrite

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 19.01.2026 Published: 18.03.2026 Updated: 18.03.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.4

Product Status

Vendor yoast
Product Yoast Duplicate Post
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from * to 4.5 (incl.)

Credits

  • JohSka finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization CWE