Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-12963LazyTasks – Project & Task Management with Collaboration, Kanban and Gantt Chart <= 1.2.29 - Missing Authorization to Uanuthenticated Privilege Escalation
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity missing authorization in LazyTasks – Project & Task Management with Collaboration, Kanban and Gantt Chart from lazycoders. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The LazyTasks – Project & Task Management with Collaboration, Kanban and Gantt Chart plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.29. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity via the 'wp-json/lazytasks/api/v1/user/role/edit/' REST API endpoint prior to updating their details like email address. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account. It is also possible for attackers to abuse this endpoint to grant users with access to additional roles within the plugin
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| lazycoders | LazyTasks – Project & Task Management with Collaboration, Kanban and Gantt Chart | 0 – through 1.2.29 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H