CVE-2023-3636 HIGH

CVE-2023-3636: WP Project Manager <= 2.6.4 - Arbitrary Usermeta Update to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

Vendor Wedevs
Product Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker
Weakness CWE-269
Published August 31, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 31, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated