WP Project Manager permits unauthenticated account creation
WP Project Manager before 4.0.7 lacks authorization checks on its import routes. An unauthenticated attacker can create a WordPress account with an attacker-known password even when normal site registration is disabled.
- Component
- Project Manager
- Plugin slug
wedevs-project-manager- Affected
- 2.1.0 to < 4.0.7
- Safe version
4.0.7- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Aug 26, 2026 and is one of 19 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update to 4.0.7 or later, review recently created accounts and import activity, remove unauthorized users, and invalidate suspicious sessions.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
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.
Technical description
The Project Manager WordPress plugin before 4.0.7 does not have any authorisation check on its import routes, allowing unauthenticated users to create WordPress accounts with a password the attacker already knows, bypassing the site's own registration setting.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N