WP Project Manager <= 2.6.17 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Arbitrary Options Update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The WP Project Manager – Task, team, and project management plugin featuring kanban board and gantt charts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check in the '/pm/v2/settings/notice' endpoint all versions up to, and including, 2.6.17. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to cause a persistent denial of service condition.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| weDevs | Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker | up to 2.6.17 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker VendorweDevs Affected up to 2.6.17 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13752
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whp3-xq5f-wf78
References
Patch 3
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3239348/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fwedevs-project-manager%2Ftags%2F2.6.17%2Fsrc%2FSettings%2FControllers%2FSettings_Controller.php&old=3213295&new_path=%2Fwedevs-project-manager%2Ftags%2F2.6.18%2Fsrc%2FSettings%2FControllers%2FSettings_Controller.php&new=3240807&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fwedevs-project-manager%2Ftrunk%2Froutes%2Fsettings.php&old=3213295&new_path=%2Fwedevs-project-manager%2Ftrunk%2Froutes%2Fsettings.php&new=3240806&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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Sources
- CVE-2024-13752 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-13752 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whp3-xq5f-wf78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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