CVE-2026-32456: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Janis Elsts Admin Menu Editor
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Janis Elsts Admin Menu Editor admin-menu-editor allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Admin Menu Editor: from n/a through <= 1.14.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-32456 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the Janis Elsts Admin Menu Editor plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 1.14.1. It allows an attacker to induce an authenticated user to submit unauthorized requests, potentially modifying settings or configurations without the user's consent. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely over the network without privileges, requires user interaction, and impacts integrity but not confidentiality or availability.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to integrity, where an attacker may cause unauthorized changes via CSRF attacks. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact. The medium CVSS score reflects this limited but non-negligible risk. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, which may reduce immediate risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider implementing CSRF protections such as verifying nonces or tokens in requests if possible. Monitoring for suspicious activity related to the plugin's administrative functions is advisable. Avoid clicking on untrusted links while authenticated in environments using this plugin.
CVE-2026-32456: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Janis Elsts Admin Menu Editor
Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Janis Elsts Admin Menu Editor admin-menu-editor allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Admin Menu Editor: from n/a through <= 1.14.1.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-32456 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the Janis Elsts Admin Menu Editor plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 1.14.1. It allows an attacker to induce an authenticated user to submit unauthorized requests, potentially modifying settings or configurations without the user's consent. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely over the network without privileges, requires user interaction, and impacts integrity but not confidentiality or availability.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to integrity, where an attacker may cause unauthorized changes via CSRF attacks. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact. The medium CVSS score reflects this limited but non-negligible risk. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, which may reduce immediate risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider implementing CSRF protections such as verifying nonces or tokens in requests if possible. Monitoring for suspicious activity related to the plugin's administrative functions is advisable. Avoid clicking on untrusted links while authenticated in environments using this plugin.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-12T11:11:40.510Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69b3fc812f860ef943d17f2d
Added to database: 3/13/2026, 12:01:05 PM
Last enriched: 4/30/2026, 2:23:12 AM
Last updated: 6/11/2026, 11:09:48 PM
Views: 98
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