CVE-2026-10737 Missing authorization in SP Project & Document Manager
Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary file metadata and obtain download links for sensitive files in project folders due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-10737?
CVE-2026-10737 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in smartypants SP Project & Document Manager, published on 4 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SP Project & Document Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the view_file function in all versions up to, and including, 4.71. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read file metadata and obtain download links for arbitrary files stored inside project folders on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The authorization gate uses a negated nonce check OR-chained with permission checks, meaning a missing or invalid nonce causes the entire condition to evaluate to true and bypass all preceding capability and ownership checks. The secondary fallback check only denies access for root-level files (pid == 0), leaving all files stored inside project folders fully exposed to unauthenticated users who supply only a valid file ID in a POST request to admin-ajax.php.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-10737?
How do I fix CVE-2026-10737?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-10737 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-2026-10737 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-10737 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7ppx-r2wh-w5w3.