Zephyr Project ManagerWordPress extension · Dylanjkotze
CVE-2024-43916
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Dylan James Zephyr Project Manager.This issue affects Zephyr Project Manager: from n/a through 3.3.102.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAn Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability exists in Zephyr Project Manager up to version 3.3.102. The application likely uses attacker-controllable input (such as object IDs, record identifiers, or user-supplied parameters) to directly access resources without proper authorization validation, allowing unauthorized users to view or modify data belonging to other users.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Zephyr Project ManagerWordPress extension
< 3.3.103CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Zephyr Project Manager is installedLocate the application installation directory or check running web services on the host. For web deployments, identify the web server document root where Zephyr Project Manager files reside.Affected if The application Dylanjkotze Zephyr Project Manager is found on the system
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Determine the installed versionCheck the application source files for a version identifier. Common locations include a version.php file, composer.json, package.json, or a README file in the installation root directory.Affected if The version number found is 3.3.102 or lower (anything less than 3.3.103)
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Verify the application is accessible over networkConfirm the web application is running and reachable via HTTP/HTTPS. Identify the base URL where Zephyr Project Manager is hosted.Affected if The application web interface is accessible to users on the network
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Check for user-controllable resource access endpointsReview the application for pages or API endpoints that accept object IDs, record identifiers, or parameters in URLs or forms to access project/task data. Common patterns include URLs with IDs like /project/{id} or /task/{id}.Affected if The application contains endpoints that use user-supplied IDs or keys to retrieve or modify data without visible per-request authorization checks in the exposed interface
A user is affected if Zephyr Project Manager version 3.3.102 or lower is installed and the web interface is accessible, as the authorization bypass vulnerability exists in how the application handles user-supplied keys for resource access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped3.3.103
Implement proper authorization checks on all resource access operations, ensuring the currently authenticated user has permission to access the requested object. Validate that user-supplied keys/IDs correspond to resources the user is authorized to access.
3.3.103
- 1. Backup your current Zephyr Project Manager installation and database before proceeding
- 2. Download Zephyr Project Manager version 3.3.103 or later from the official source
- 3. Update the plugin/application to version 3.3.103 through your plugin management system or by replacing the existing installation files
- 4. Verify the update was successful by checking the installed version number
- 5. Test that the authorization mechanism works correctly and users can only access their own resources
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Zephyr Project Manager
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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