CVE-2020-36745 WP Project Manager <= 2.4.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into triggering updates via forged requests, allowing unauthorized data modification in WP Project Manager.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-36745?

CVE-2020-36745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in wedevs Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker, published on 1 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The WP Project Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.4.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the do_updates() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger updates via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36745?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wedevs Wp Project Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36745?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36745 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-36745 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36745 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c5fr-fxx7-gcp7.

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