CVE-2024-13752: CWE-862 Missing Authorization 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 unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check in the '/pm/v2/settings/notice' endpoint all versions up to, and including, 2.6.17. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to cause a persistent denial of service condition.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Project Manager plugin suffers from a missing capability check (CWE-862) in the '/pm/v2/settings/notice' REST API endpoint. This flaw allows authenticated users with low privileges (Subscriber-level and above) to trigger a persistent denial of service condition by exploiting the lack of proper authorization validation. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.6.17. No patch or official fix information is available from the vendor at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker with at least Subscriber-level access can exploit this vulnerability to cause a persistent denial of service, impacting the availability of the WP Project Manager plugin functionality. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported. No known exploits are currently observed 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 Subscriber-level access to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity related to the '/pm/v2/settings/notice' endpoint. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges to reduce risk.
CVE-2024-13752: CWE-862 Missing Authorization 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 unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check in the '/pm/v2/settings/notice' endpoint all versions up to, and including, 2.6.17. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to cause a persistent denial of service condition.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Project Manager plugin suffers from a missing capability check (CWE-862) in the '/pm/v2/settings/notice' REST API endpoint. This flaw allows authenticated users with low privileges (Subscriber-level and above) to trigger a persistent denial of service condition by exploiting the lack of proper authorization validation. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.6.17. No patch or official fix information is available from the vendor at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker with at least Subscriber-level access can exploit this vulnerability to cause a persistent denial of service, impacting the availability of the WP Project Manager plugin functionality. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported. No known exploits are currently observed 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 Subscriber-level access to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity related to the '/pm/v2/settings/notice' endpoint. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-27T22:10:14.897Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e6db7ef31ef0b5a06a5
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:49:33 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 6:48:27 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 4:18:01 AM
Views: 26
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