CVE-2023-3636

WP Project Manager <= 2.6.4 - Arbitrary Usermeta Update to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

Published: Aug 31, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo

8.8HIGH

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

wedevs

commercialaka wedevs wp erp, wedevs wp project manager

Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time TrackerOn-premWeb App

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

wp project managerOn-premCMS Plugin

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6a5e4708-db3e-483c-852f-1a487825cf92?source=cve

wordfence.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wedevs-project-manager/tags/2.6.3/src/User/Controllers/User_Controller.php#L158

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2942291/wedevs-project-manager#file1792

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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