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IDOR in PublishPress Revisions lets contributors read private posts

Priority LOW 13CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

The PublishPress Revisions WordPress plugin before 4.3.1 does not verify that a user duplicating or revising a post can access that specific post. This insecure direct object reference (CWE-639) lets an authenticated user with contributor-level access or higher duplicate another user's private, draft, pending or scheduled post into one they own and read its full content. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

The PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes WordPress plugin before 4.3.1 does not verify that a user requesting to duplicate or revise a post has access to that specific post, only that they can edit posts of that type, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to duplicate another user's private, draft, pending or scheduled post into one they own and read its full content.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00179 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes (Unknown): 4.3.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownPublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changesbefore 4.3.14.3.1Patch availableCNA
  • PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes VendorUnknown Affected before 4.3.1 Fixed in 4.3.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

The fixed version is 4.3.1, so update the PublishPress Revisions plugin to version 4.3.1 or later.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes (Unknown) Fixed in 4.3.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes 4.3.1

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-85750 PublishPress Revisions lets Contributors publish unapproved contentPriority LOW 22
    • TI-2026-85752 Missing access check exposes unpublished posts in PublishPress RevisionsPriority LOW 19

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118187
  2. 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-qj79-q7rc-rvm6
  3. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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