CVE-2024-1716
The Admin Bar Remover plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the update_form() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2.2.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Admin Bar Remover plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the update_form() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to enable or disable the admin bar on the front-end of the site.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/admin-bar/trunk/Inc/Classes/AdminBarRemover.php#L81
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2955636/admin-bar/trunk
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dfbf2556-0509-4d8a-8949-494c6bc82ea1?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/admin-bar/trunk/Inc/Classes/AdminBarRemover.php#L81
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2955636/admin-bar/trunk
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dfbf2556-0509-4d8a-8949-494c6bc82ea1?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.