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MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Description
The Bottom Bar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to and including 0.1.7. This is due to missing nonce verification on the plugin's settings update forms handled in bottom-bar-admin.php. None of the three settings forms (main settings, sharing services, restore defaults) include a wp_nonce_field(), and the server-side processing code never calls check_admin_referer() or any equivalent nonce validation before processing POST data and calling update_option(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trick a logged-in administrator into submitting a crafted request that updates plugin configuration options, such as changing the language, maximum post counts, or enabled sharing services.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-6401
Source
Wordfence
Published
May 20, 2026 at 01:25
Affected Product
Vendor
svil4ok
Product
Bottom Bar
Affected Versions
svil4ok Bottom Bar 0
CWE Classification
References
- www.wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/db0715ed-a06e-4a68-b9c3-408887cae113
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/bottom-bar/trunk/bottom-bar-admin.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/bottom-bar/tags/0.1.7/bottom-bar-admin.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/bottom-bar/trunk/bottom-bar-admin.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/bottom-bar/tags/0.1.7/bottom-bar-admin.php