Is WP Delete Post Copies safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (6.0.3). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions; version 6.0.3 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep WP Delete Post Copies on the latest version (6.0.3) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of WP Delete Post Copies are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (6.0.2 and older, fixed in 6.0.3); Missing authorization check (5.5 and older, fixed in 6.0). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of WP Delete Post Copies?

6.0.3, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2025-11-12). It has 200+ active installs.

What should I do if my WP Delete Post Copies is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update etruel-del-post-copies). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · etruel-del-post-copies · data as of 2026-11-04

Is WP Delete Post Copies safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 6.0.3
Last updated: 2025-11-12
Active installs: 200+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 6.8.12

Delete duplicate posts by title or content, including attachments, with powerful filters. Supports manual and scheduled cleanups. — by etruel

What to do

Update to the latest version (6.0.3). Anything older than 6.0.3 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get etruel-del-post-copies --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update etruel-del-post-copies updates it.

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 4.4 CVE-2025-12066 · published 2025-11-21

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in WP Delete Post Copies (6.0.2 and older)

Affected: 6.0.2 and older
Fixed in: 6.0.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The WP Delete Post Copies plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

NVD CVE-2025-12066 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 5.4 CVE-2025-22541 · published 2025-01-07

Missing authorization check in WP Delete Post Copies (5.5 and older)

Affected: 5.5 and older
Fixed in: 6.0
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in etruel WP Delete Post Copies etruel-del-post-copies allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Delete Post Copies: from n/a through <= 5.5.

NVD CVE-2025-22541 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2025-11-12 — latest release on wordpress.org (6.0.3).
2025-11-21 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-12066), fixed in 6.0.3.
2025-01-07 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-22541), fixed in 6.0.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · Missing authorization (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/etruel-del-post-copies (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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