Description
Yoast Duplicate Post through 4.6 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the duplicate_post_dismiss_notice handler, which verifies no nonce or capability. Attackers can trick any authenticated user into sending a request that sets the duplicate_post_show_notice site option, suppressing admin notices network-wide.
Problem types
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Product status
Credits
Scott Moore - VulnCheck
References
wordpress.org/plugins/duplicate-post/ (WordPress Plugin Repository)
www.vulncheck.com/...rgery-via-duplicate-post-dismiss-notice (VulnCheck Advisory: Yoast Duplicate Post through 4.6 Cross-Site Request Forgery via duplicate_post_dismiss_notice)