CVE-2024-1716

May 2, 2024, 6 p.m.

Tags

security@wordfence.com
2024-05-02
CVE-2024-1716

CVSS Score

4.3 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

Admin Bar Remover plugin for WordPress

  • up to 1.0.2.2

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.

Weaknesses

Date

Published: May 2, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified: May 2, 2024, 6 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score
4.3
Exploitability Score
Impact Score
Base Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/admin-bar/trunk/Inc/Classes/AdminBarRemover.php#L81
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2955636/admin-bar/trunk
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dfbf2556-0509-4d8a-8949-494c6bc82ea1?source=cve
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