CVE-2024-12538 Duplicate Post, Page and Any Custom Post <= 3.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Disclosure via Post Duplication
Authenticated contributors can extract sensitive data from private, draft, and password-protected posts via the post duplication feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12538?
CVE-2024-12538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in binsaifullah Duplicate Post, Page and Any Custom Post, published on 7 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Duplicate Post, Page and Any Custom Post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.5 via the 'dpp_duplicate_as_draft' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract potentially sensitive data from draft, scheduled (future), private, and password protected posts.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12538?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12538?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-12538 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12538 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3wwh-pgg6-388g.