CVE-2024-31261: WordPress Announcer – Notification & message bars plugin <= 6.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Aakash Chakravarthy Announcer – Notification & message bars.This issue affects Announcer – Notification & message bars: from n/a through 6.0.

Affected products

Aakash Chakravarthy Announcer – Notification & message bars: before 6.0.1 — fixed in 6.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Aakash Chakravarthy Announcer – Notification & message bars 6.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/announcer/wordpress-announcer-notification-message-bars-plugin-6-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/announcer/wordpress-announcer-notification-message-bars-plugin-6-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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