Vulnerabilities > CVE-2024-5942 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Carlosfazenda Page and Post Clone
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
LOW Integrity impact
LOW Availability impact
NONE Summary
The Page and Post Clone plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 6.0 via the 'content_clone' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to clone and read private posts.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 5 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-or-post-clone/trunk/page-or-post-clone.php#L19
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/page-or-post-clone/trunk/page-or-post-clone.php#L19
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3108149/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3108149/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0931f279-2dac-4663-9344-df27b43a7e64?source=cve
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0931f279-2dac-4663-9344-df27b43a7e64?source=cve