# CVE-2023-3063: Missing authorization in SP Project & Document Manager

> Authenticated subscribers can change arbitrary user passwords via insecure direct object references, potentially taking over administrator accounts.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q7v4-x6v3-759c

## What is CVE-2023-3063?

CVE-2023-3063 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in smartypants SP Project & Document Manager, published on 30 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SP Project & Document Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References in versions up to, and including, 4.67. This is due to the plugin providing user-controlled access to objects, letting a user bypass authorization and access system resources. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges or above, to change user passwords and potentially take over administrator accounts.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3063?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Smartypantsplugins Sp Project \& Document Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3063?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3063 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3063 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3063 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in smartypants SP Project & Document Manager

- [CVE-2021-4225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4225/): SP Project & Document Manager < 4.24 - Subscriber+ Shell Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24347/): SP Project & Document Manager <2 4.22 - Authenticated Shell Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-24868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24868/): WordPress SP Project & Document Manager Plugin <= 4.69 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2023-36677](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36677/): WordPress SP Project & Document Manager Plugin <= 4.67 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2024-37224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37224/): WordPress SP Project & Document Manager plugin <= 4.71 - Directory Traversal vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3063 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3063 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in smartypants SP Project & Document Manager, published on 30 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3063 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: smartypants SP Project & Document Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3063/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3063/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3063
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3063
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3063

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3063/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.