Yoast Duplicate Post vulnerabilities

Plugin slug duplicate-post · 5 known vulnerabilities · latest disclosed 2026-03-17 · WordPress.org page

Every listed vulnerability has a fix. Version 4.6 or later is not affected by any of them. If your site runs an older version, update it.

1 of 5 rated high or critical (CVSS 7 or more).

Known vulnerabilities in Yoast Duplicate Post

SeverityAffected versionsFixed inCVEPublishedDetails
Medium 5.4<= 4.54.6CVE-2026-12172026-03-17Advisory
Medium 4.4<= 3.2.33.2.4CVE-2019-253142026-02-11Advisory
Medium 5.5< 3.2.43.2.4CVE-2019-253142019-09-26Advisory
Critical 9.8<= 2.52.6CVE-2014-103792014-08-01Advisory
Medium 6.1<= 2.63.0CVE-2014-103782014-08-01Advisory

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Questions

Is the Yoast Duplicate Post plugin safe to use?

All 5 known issues are fixed in current versions (4.6 or later). Keeping it updated is what matters.

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