CVE-2025-31872
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Galaxy Weblinks WP Clone any post type wp-clone-any-post-type allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Clone any post type: from n/a through <= 3.6.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe WP Clone Any Post Type WordPress plugin <= 3.6 lacks proper authorization checks before allowing post duplication operations. This missing authorization vulnerability allows authenticated users (or potentially unauthenticated attackers depending on the specific vector) to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels and clone posts they should not have permission to access.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm plugin installation and activation statusNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and verify 'WP Clone Any Post Type' is installed and active, or inspect the wp-content/plugins directory for the plugin folderAffected if Plugin is not installed or is not active - no vulnerability present
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Identify installed plugin versionCheck the plugin header in the main PHP file (wp-content/plugins/wp-clone-any-post-type/*.php) or the plugin's readme.txt for the Version fieldAffected if Version is 3.6 or lower - vulnerability is present in the code
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Verify clone functionality is accessible to lower-privileged usersTest or inspect the plugin code to determine if the clone function can be accessed by users lacking 'edit_post' capability for the target post; check for missing current_user_can() checks before duplication operationsAffected if Users without edit permissions on a post can access the clone function - exploitation is possible
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Check for nonce verification absenceReview plugin code for nonce validation (wp_verify_nonce or wp_create_nonce) before clone operations; absence of nonce checks indicates the authorization flaw is exploitableAffected if No nonce verification is performed before clone operations - vulnerability is exploitable
User is affected if the plugin is active with version <= 3.6 AND the clone functionality can be accessed by authenticated users who lack edit permissions on the posts they attempt to duplicate.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict the cloning functionality by implementing proper capability checks (using current_user_can()) and nonce verification before allowing any clone operations; ensure users can only clone posts they have edit permissions for.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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