PublishPress Revisions Plugin up to 4.3.0 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PublishPress Revisions Plugin up to 4.3.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-118187. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PublishPress Revisions Plugin up to 4.3.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes WordPress plugin before 4.3.1 does not verify that a user requesting to duplicate or revise a post has access to that specific post, only that they can edit posts of that type, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to duplicate another user's private, draft, pending or scheduled post into one they own and read its full content.

The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-118187 since 10/27/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: PublishPress Revisions Plugin 4.3.1

Timelineinfo

10/27/2026 CVE reserved
11/06/2026 +10 days Advisory disclosed
11/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: WPScan
CVE: CVE-2026-118187 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-118187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-431721

Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2026 07:13
Changes: 11/06/2026 07:13 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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