WP Project Manager exposes and modifies other projects
WP Project Manager before 4.0.7 fails to restrict several REST routes to a user's assigned projects. Any authenticated user, including a Subscriber, can read other projects' tasks and user email addresses and modify their task boards.
- Component
- Project Manager
- Plugin slug
wedevs-project-manager- Affected
- < 4.0.7
- Safe version
4.0.7- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
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 and review Subscriber activity, project memberships, task content, board changes, and exposed email addresses.
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 restrict several of its REST API routes to the projects a user belongs to, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to read other projects' task content and user email addresses and to modify other projects' task boards.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N