WordPress plugin · duplicate-post
Is Yoast Duplicate Post safe?
Safe on 4.7 or newer.
The current version, 4.7, is past every affected range on record (5 of 6 records list one; 1 doesn’t, so check it below). Keep it updated and you’re clear of them.
- Flaws on record
- 6
- High or critical
- 1
- Exploited
- none
- Current version
- 4.7
- Last updated
- Oct 6, 2026
- Active installs
- 3,000,000+
Every recorded flaw
- Jun 10, 2026Yoast Duplicate Post through 4.6 inserts an unescaped post title and permalink into the Classic Editor scheduled republish notice.CVE-2026-53740 · affects up to 4.6 · reported by VulnCheckMedium 5.1
- Jun 10, 2026the duplicate_post_dismiss_notice handler, which verifies no nonce or capability: Yoast Duplicate Post through 4.6 contains a cross-site request forgeryCVE-2026-53739 · affects up to 4.6 · reported by VulnCheckMedium 5.1
- Mar 18, 2026Yoast Duplicate Post: Unauthorized modification of dataCVE-2026-1217 · affects up to 4.5 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.4
- Feb 11, 2026plugin settings parameters: Yoast Duplicate-Post WordPress Plugin 3.2.3 contains a persistent cross-site scriptingCVE-2019-25314 · reported by VulnCheckMedium 4.8
- Aug 21, 2019The duplicate-post plugin before 2.6 for WordPress has SQL injection.CVE-2014-10379 · fixed in 2.6 · reported by MITRE1.8% oddsCritical 9.8
- Aug 21, 2019The duplicate-post plugin before 2.6 for WordPress has XSS.CVE-2014-10378 · fixed in 2.6 · reported by MITREMedium 6.1
Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.
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