CVE-2024-1693 SP Project & Document Manager <= 4.70 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Folder Name Update
Authenticated subscribers can modify arbitrary folder names in the SP Project & Document Manager plugin due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1693?
CVE-2024-1693 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in smartypants SP Project & Document Manager, published on 9 May 2024. 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 unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the cdm_save_category AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 4.70. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary folder name that do not belong to them.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1693?
How do I fix CVE-2024-1693?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1693 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-1693 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1693 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3fx2-9cxr-pgrx.