# CVE-2024-3749: SP Project & Document Manager <= 4.71 - Subscriber+ File Download via IDOR

> A logged-in user can view and download files belonging to other users due to missing access controls in the SP Project & Document Manager plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 15 May 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qfmw-8q7m-gxm5

## What is CVE-2024-3749?

CVE-2024-3749 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown SP Project & Document Manager, published on 15 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 WordPress plugin through 4.71 lacks proper access controllers and allows a logged in user to view and download files belonging to another user

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3749?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Smartypantsplugins Sp Project \& Document Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3749?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3749 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3749 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3749 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown SP Project & Document Manager

- [CVE-2023-3063](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3063/): Missing authorization in SP Project & Document Manager (high 8.8)
- [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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3749 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3749 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown SP Project & Document Manager, published on 15 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3749 exists.

Affected product: Unknown 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-2024-3749/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3749/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3749
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3749
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3749

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3749/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.