PLUGIN SECURITY

Is Duplicate Post safe?

The go-to tool for cloning posts and pages, including the powerful Rewrite & Republish feature.

What this plugin does

  • Slug: duplicate-post
  • Author: Yoast
  • 3000000+ active installs
  • 94/100 rating (538 reviews on wordpress.org)
  • 41965976 all-time downloads
  • On WordPress.org since 2007-12-05

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Maintenance status

  • Latest known version: 4.7
  • Last updated: 2026-08-18 2:01pm GMT
  • Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
  • Requires PHP: 7.4+
  • Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4

Known vulnerabilities

6 known CVEs on file for Duplicate Post.

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2026-53740 Yoast Duplicate Post [duplicate-post] <= 4.6 (unfixed) Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 4.6 4.6 2026-06-10 ✓ fixed in latest
CVE-2026-53739 Yoast Duplicate Post [duplicate-post] <= 4.6 (unfixed) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Medium 4.3 < 4.6 4.6 2026-06-10 ✓ fixed in latest
CVE-2019-25314 Yoast Duplicate Post [duplicate-post] < 3.2.4 Medium 5.5 < 3.2.4 3.2.4 2019-09-26 ✓ fixed in latest
CVE-2014-10378, CVE-2014-10379 Yoast Duplicate Post [duplicate-post] < 3.0 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.1 < 3.0 3.0 2014-08-01 ✓ fixed in latest
CVE-2014-10379 Yoast Duplicate Post [duplicate-post] < 2.6 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Critical 9.8 < 2.6 2.6 2014-08-01 ✓ fixed in latest
Yoast Duplicate Post [duplicate-post] < 2.6 Unknown < 2.6 2.6 2014-08-01 ✓ fixed in latest
Yoast Duplicate Post [duplicate-post] < 2.6 Unknown < 2.6 2.6 2014-08-01 ✓ fixed in latest
Yoast Duplicate Post [duplicate-post] < 4.6 Unknown < 4.6 4.6 0000-00-00 ✓ fixed in latest
+ 6 more known vulnerabilities
CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
Yoast Duplicate Post [duplicate-post] < 3.2.4 Unknown < 3.2.4 3.2.4 ✓ fixed in latest
Yoast Duplicate Post [duplicate-post] < 2.6 Unknown < 2.6 2.6 ✓ fixed in latest
Duplicate Post 2.5 - options-general.php post Parameter Reflected XSS Unknown < 2.6 2.6 ✓ fixed in latest
Duplicate Post <= 3.2.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Unknown < 3.2.4 3.2.4 ✓ fixed in latest
CVE-2019-25314 Duplicate Post < 3.2.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS Unknown < 3.2.4 3.2.4 ✓ fixed in latest
CVE-2026-1217 Yoast Duplicate Post < 4.6 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Post Duplication and Overwrite Unknown < 4.6 4.6 ✓ fixed in latest

How to fix it

Keep Duplicate Post updated — 4.7 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").

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