CVE-2024-13500: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in wedevs Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker
The WP Project Manager – Task, team, and project management plugin featuring kanban board and gantt charts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘orderby’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.17 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Project Manager plugin for WordPress, up to version 2.6.17, contains a time-based SQL Injection vulnerability via the 'orderby' parameter. Due to improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands (CWE-89), authenticated users with low privileges can append additional SQL queries to extract sensitive data. The vulnerability arises from insufficient escaping of user-supplied input and lack of proper query preparation. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level or higher access can exploit this vulnerability to perform time-based SQL Injection attacks, potentially extracting sensitive information from the database. The confidentiality of data is at risk, but integrity and availability are not impacted. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user privileges to the minimum necessary and monitor for unusual database activity related to the 'orderby' parameter. Avoid granting Subscriber-level access to untrusted users.
CVE-2024-13500: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in wedevs Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker
Description
The WP Project Manager – Task, team, and project management plugin featuring kanban board and gantt charts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘orderby’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.17 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Project Manager plugin for WordPress, up to version 2.6.17, contains a time-based SQL Injection vulnerability via the 'orderby' parameter. Due to improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands (CWE-89), authenticated users with low privileges can append additional SQL queries to extract sensitive data. The vulnerability arises from insufficient escaping of user-supplied input and lack of proper query preparation. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level or higher access can exploit this vulnerability to perform time-based SQL Injection attacks, potentially extracting sensitive information from the database. The confidentiality of data is at risk, but integrity and availability are not impacted. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user privileges to the minimum necessary and monitor for unusual database activity related to the 'orderby' parameter. Avoid granting Subscriber-level access to untrusted users.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-16T23:46:00.658Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e5bb7ef31ef0b59ed8a
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:49:15 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:08:03 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 12:42:36 AM
Views: 20
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