# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 4 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 4 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7ppx-r2wh-w5w3

## 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 (Missing Authorization)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2026-10737 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-10737 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-10737 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-10737 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-2026-10737/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-10737/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10737
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10737
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-10737

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-10737/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.