CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-3636

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.69%

48th percentile - higher than 48% of all known CVEs

Summary

The WP Project Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to 2.6.4 due to insufficient restriction on the 'save_users_map_name' function. This allows authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'usernames' parameter.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data or functions within the WordPress system. This poses a significant security threat to the entire site.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the WP Project Manager plugin to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, conducting a user permissions audit within the system is advisable.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS