WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2023-3636 Modified

WP Project Manager: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

WP Project Manager is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
WP Project Manager
Plugin slug
wedevs-project-manager
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 31, 2023
Weakness
CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published Aug 31, 2023 and is one of 15 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WP Project Manager to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The WP Project Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.6.4 due to insufficient restriction on the 'save_users_map_name' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'usernames' parameter.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Primary and upstream sources