Auth bypass in Litonice13 Admin Bar Editor – Toolbar Customization With User Role Based Access & Custom Menus

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (35.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1716?
CVE-2024-1716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Litonice13 Admin Bar Editor – Toolbar Customization With User Role Based Access & Custom Menus, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-1716?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1716 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.