# CVE-2023-40003: WordPress WP Project Manager plugin <= 2.6.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass access controls in WP Project Manager to perform unauthorized actions due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m9cr-g8p8-8x4r

## What is CVE-2023-40003?

CVE-2023-40003 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in weDevs WP Project Manager, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in weDevs WP Project Manager wedevs-project-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Project Manager: from n/a through <= 2.6.7.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40003?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wedevs Wp Project Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-40003?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-40003 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40003 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in weDevs WP Project Manager

- [CVE-2023-3636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3636/): WP Project Manager <= 2.6.4 - Arbitrary Usermeta Update to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-34383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34383/): WordPress WP Project Manager Plugin <= 2.6.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-10174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10174/): Auth bypass in Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-13500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13500/): WP Project Manager <= 2.6.17 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via orderby Parameter (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-13752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13752/): WP Project Manager <= 2.6.17 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Arbitrary Options Update (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-40003 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-40003 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in weDevs WP Project Manager, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40003 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: weDevs WP Project 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-2023-40003/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40003/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40003
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40003
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40003

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40003/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.