The Post Duplicator WordPress plugin before 3.0.18 does not validate the capabilities assigned to roles through its permissions settings, allowing a site administrator on a multisite network who is not a Super Admin to grant any role arbitrary capabilities, including the network-management capabilities reserved to the Super Admin.

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Tue, 10 Nov 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions post Duplicator
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions post Duplicator

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The Post Duplicator WordPress plugin before 3.0.18 does not validate the capabilities assigned to roles through its permissions settings, allowing a site administrator on a multisite network who is not a Super Admin to grant any role arbitrary capabilities, including the network-management capabilities reserved to the Super Admin.
Title Post Duplicator < 3.0.18 - Admin+ Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Capability Assignment
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-09T14:12:16.932Z

Reserved: 2026-11-04T10:24:24.618Z

Link: CVE-2026-121875

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-09T13:45:52.926Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-09T07:17:29.073

Modified: 2026-11-10T16:28:46.510

Link: CVE-2026-121875

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-10T09:32:01Z

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