CVE-2024-10520

WP Project Manager <= 2.6.14 - Missing Authorization to Project Milestone and Task Creation/Deletion

Published: Nov 20, 2024Updated: Feb 5, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862

5.3MEDIUM

Description

The WP Project Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check in the 'check' method of the 'Create_Milestone', 'Create_Task_List', 'Create_Task', and 'Delete_Task' classes in version 2.6.14. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create milestones, create task lists, create tasks, or delete tasks in any project. NOTE: Version 2.6.14 implemented a partial fix for this vulnerability.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

wedevs

commercialaka wedevs wp project manager, wedevs wp erp

wp project managerOn-premCMS Plugin

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

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

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

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References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3191204/wedevs-project-manager

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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/497760a8-7d4a-45a0-91e4-a8ee27bcdb02?source=cve

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