VDB-437408 · CVE-2026-118181 · EUVD-2026-125860

Duplicate Post Plugin up to 1.5.7 on WordPress Global Settings authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Duplicate Post Plugin up to 1.5.7. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Global Settings. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-118181. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Duplicate Post Plugin up to 1.5.7. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Global Settings. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Duplicate Post WordPress plugin before 1.5.8 does not perform a capability check when saving its global settings, relying only on its own role-access list, which allows users of any role an administrator has given Duplicate Post WordPress plugin before 1.5.8 access to, as low as Subscriber, to overwrite those settings, including the role-access list itself.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-118181 since 10/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.5.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-125860). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Duplicate Post Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Duplicate Post Plugin 1.5.8

Timelineinfo

10/27/2026 CVE reserved
11/14/2026 +18 days Advisory disclosed
11/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: WPScan
CVE: CVE-2026-118181 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-118181
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-437408
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2026 07:40
Updated: 11/14/2026 08:26
Changes: 11/14/2026 07:40 (55), 11/14/2026 08:26 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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