Unauthorized Modification of Data in Admin Bar Remover Plugin
CVE-2024-1716

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Admin Bar Editor – Hide Toolbar By User Roles
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 May 2024

What is 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. 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.

Affected Version(s)

Admin Bar Editor – Hide Toolbar by User Roles * <= 1.0.2.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/admin-bar/trun...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2955636/admi...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lucio Sá
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CVE-2024-1716 : Unauthorized Modification of Data in Admin Bar Remover Plugin