CVE-2023-3636

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.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.11%

Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com

Affected: wedevs WP Project Manager – Task, team, and project management plugin featuring kanban board and gantt charts

References

Link	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6a5e4708-db3e-483c-852f-1a487825cf92?source=cve	third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wedevs-project-manager/tags/2.6.3/src/User/Controllers/User_Controller.php#L158	product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2942291/wedevs-project-manager#file1792	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-3636?: CVE-2023-3636 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-3636?: To fix CVE-2023-3636, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-3636 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-3636 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-3636?: CVE-2023-3636 affects wedevs WP Project Manager – Task, team, and project management plugin featuring kanban board and gantt charts.

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