CVE-2024-10174

WP Project Manager – Task, team, and project management plugin featuring kanban board and gantt charts <= 2.6.13 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass

Description

The WP Project Manager – Task, team, and project management plugin featuring kanban board and gantt charts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.13 via the 'Abstract_Permission' class due to missing validation on the 'user_id' user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to spoof their identity to that of an administrator and access all of the plugins REST routes.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.05%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: wedevs WP Project Manager – Task, team, and project management plugin featuring kanban board and gantt charts
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dea2d045-d3b4-4b55-8b4f-5baa82a18834?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wedevs-project-manager/trunk/core/Permissions/Abstract_Permission.php#L32 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3185807/wedevs-project-manager/trunk/core/Permissions/Abstract_Permission.php patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-10174?
CVE-2024-10174 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-10174?
To fix CVE-2024-10174, 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-2024-10174 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-10174 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-2024-10174?
CVE-2024-10174 affects wedevs WP Project Manager – Task, team, and project management plugin featuring kanban board and gantt charts.
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