Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessSend crafted REST request to project route
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DeliveryInject payload via 'id' parameter
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Exploitvalidate_callback runs before permission_callback
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ExecutionToken invoked as dynamic PHP function
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ImpactExecute arbitrary code on server
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling File type validation, storage isolation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Command and Control, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | No special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation is possible against default configurations of the weDevs Project Manager plugin for WordPress in all versions up to and including 4.1.1. The attacker must reach the affected REST route and supply a crafted 'id' parameter; exploitation does not require authentication because WordPress core executes the route's validate_callback inside WP_REST_Server::dispatch() before the permission_callback, bypassing the Project_Manage_Capability gate. The only practical limiting factors are that the target must be running an affected version (≤4.1.1) with the plugin's REST route reachable; no user interaction, no privileges, and no non-default setting are required per the described code path. |
| Impact | All available signals align toward high real-world risk. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw, and the description substantiates the PR:N claim with a concrete mechanism: WordPress core invokes a route's validate_callback inside WP_REST_Server::dispatch() before the permission_callback runs, so the Project_Manage_Capability authorization gate is never reached on the vulnerable path - the unauthenticated rating is therefore mechanistically supported rather than merely asserted. The vuln.today Decision label is act_now and the finding is attributed to Wordfence, a credible WordPress-security source. Countervailing data: there is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score in the input, so there is no evidence yet of active or widespread exploitation - the urgency here rests on the act_now decision label and the critical, unauthenticated RCE nature of the flaw, not on observed in-the-wild activity. No working exploit code is referenced (the links are the Wordfence advisory and plugin source lines, not a PoC). Net: this is a genuine high priority because of unauthenticated RCE with a credibly-described auth bypass, but the exploitation-probability picture is incomplete because EPSS and KEV data were not provided. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker with no account sends a crafted REST API request to the plugin's project-update route, placing a malicious value in the 'id' parameter. Because WordPress runs the route's validate_callback before any permission check, the attacker-controlled token is split from the pipe-delimited validation-rule string and invoked as a dynamic PHP function, executing attacker-chosen code on the server. No public working exploit code is referenced in the available data, though the Wordfence advisory and vulnerable source lines are published. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 31, 2026
Unauthenticated remote code execution in the weDevs Project Manager plugin for WordPress through version 4.1.1 lets remote attackers invoke arbitrary PHP functions by supplying a crafted 'id' parameter to the plugin's REST route. WordPress core runs the route's validate_callback before its permission_callback, so the plugin's Project_Manage_Capability authorization gate is bypassed; the validator concatenates the 'id' value into a pipe-delimited rule string, splits it, and calls each token as a dynamic PHP function without an allowlist. CVSS 3.1 scores 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), the supplied decision label is act_now, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis in the provided intelligence.
RemediationAI
No released patched plugin version is specified in the supplied data. An upstream code fix is referenced by changeset 3772103 at https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3772103/wedevs-project-manager/trunk/core/Validator/Abstract_Validator.php, which modifies the validator in trunk; confirm that the deployed plugin build includes that change or a vendor release that incorporates it before treating the site as patched. If a patched build is not available, deactivate or remove the Project Manager plugin until the fix is applied, or block unauthenticated access to the plugin's REST routes at the reverse proxy/WAF; deactivation removes the plugin's project-management functionality, and proxy blocking depends on enumerating and accurately matching the plugin's route paths. Review the Wordfence advisory at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3e300b3-39cc-4681-a8e8-02d9743f97ff?source=cve for vendor guidance.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw sits in the plugin's REST routing and validation layer. WP_REST_Server::dispatch() invokes a route's validate_callback before permission_callback, so an unauthenticated request can reach the validator in core/Validator/Abstract_Validator.php even though the Project_Manage_Capability check would deny the request later. The 'id' parameter is concatenated directly into a pipe-delimited validation rule string; the validator splits that string and treats each token as a PHP function name to invoke, with no allowlist check. That gives an attacker control over which PHP function is called on the server. The record is mapped to CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), though the supplied description centers on attacker-controlled validation tokens being invoked as dynamic PHP functions; defenders should treat the CWE label as a classification mapping rather than a complete explanation of the trigger. The referenced vulnerable code paths are core/Validator/Abstract_Validator.php, src/Project/Validators/Update_Project.php, and core/Router/WP_Router.php at tag 4.1.1.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network REST route, low complexity, and no authentication (validate_callback precedes permission_callback) give AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; arbitrary code execution yields full C:H/I:H/A:H.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The Project Manager - AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.1 via the 'id' parameter parameter. This is due to unsanitized 'id' parameter value concatenated directly into the pipe-delimited validation rule string, which is then split and each token invoked as a dynamic PHP function with no allowlist check. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. This is exploitable by unauthenticated attackers because WordPress core executes the route argument's validate_callback inside WP_REST_Server::dispatch() before the route's permission_callback is invoked, meaning the Project_Manage_Capability authorization gate is never reached on the vulnerable code path.
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Executive ViewAI
A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the weDevs Project Manager plugin (through version 4.1.1) allows attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code on WordPress sites. This puts all organizations using the plugin at risk of full site compromise, including data theft and service disruption. Leadership should prioritize immediate remediation because exploitation requires no authentication and no public exploit has been identified yet, but the risk is severe.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: disable the plugin if not essential; deploy WAF rules to block crafted requests to the plugin's REST endpoint; restrict REST API access to trusted networks; monitor for suspicious activity.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
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