CVE-2024-1716 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2024-1716

Admin Bar Remover <= 1.0.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update

4.3 CVSS

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Lucio Sá

References

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Affected Vendor

litonice13

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Affected Software

Admin Bar Editor – Toolbar Customization with User Role based access & Custom menus

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 2nd, 2024

Last Modified: April 8th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1078 Valid Accounts

T1531 Account Access Removal