WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Copy & Delete Posts < 1.5.8 - Authenticated Plugin Settings and Access Control Modification

Description

The plugin 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 plugin access to, as low as Subscriber, to overwrite those settings, including the role-access list itself.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 1.5.8

References

Classification

Type
NO AUTHORISATION
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Submitter
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-11-12 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-11-12 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-11-12 (about 1 day ago)

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