---
id: CVE-2026-78150
title: >-
  The Smart Post  WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not check the type,
  ownership or status of the post it is asked to duplicate, allowing users with
  contributor privileges and above to copy any private or password protected
  post into a d…
summary: >-
  The Smart Post  WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not check the type,
  ownership or status of the post it is asked to duplicate, allowing users with
  contributor privileges and above to copy any private or password protected
  post into a d…
severity: low
cvss: 2.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-639
published: '2026-09-05'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T19:09:21.310'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78150'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e6c8a115-88a2-4fdf-9b97-8ae8a8c7f0aa/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00299
epssPercentile: 0.20072
ingestedAt: '2026-09-06T03:49:19.937Z'
---

## Overview

The Smart Post  WordPress plugin before 4.0.8 does not check the type, ownership or status of the post it is asked to duplicate, allowing users with contributor privileges and above to copy any private or password protected post into a draft of their own and read its content and metadata.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.