Duplicate Post WordPress Plugin <= 1.1.9 - SQL Injection

6.5
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2021-43408
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published October 19, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024

Description

The "Duplicate Post" WordPress plugin up to and including version 1.1.9 is vulnerable to SQL Injection. SQL injection vulnerabilities occur when client supplied data is included within an SQL Query insecurely. SQL Injection can typically be exploited to read, modify and delete SQL table data. In many cases it also possible to exploit features of SQL server to execute system commands and/or access the local file system. This particular vulnerability can be exploited by any authenticated user who has been granted access to use the Duplicate Post plugin. By default, this is limited to Administrators, however the plugin presents the option to permit access to the Editor, Author, Contributor and Subscriber roles.

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Vulnerability Details for Duplicate Post

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug copy-delete-posts (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.2.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 1.2.0
Patched Version
  • 1.2.0

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