Top Bar
Top Bar has 3 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2022 and 2024; all 3 are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 4.8, and the most serious one scores 5.5 out of 10. 2024 was the busiest year with 2 disclosures.
The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 3 of the records (100%).
Every one of the 3 issues recorded for Top Bar has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.
3 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each. Top Bar is installed on roughly 10,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
CVE-2022-2629Top Bar <= 3.0.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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Top Bar
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WP Darko
Simply the easiest way to add a topbar to your website. This plugin adds a simple and clean notification bar at the top of your website, allowing you to display a nice message to your visitors as well as a custom link. What you see is what you get, and it’s totally free. No limitation for the Free version The Free version of the Top Bar plugin is not limited. The PRO version gives you access to a lot of new features: allow users to close the Top Bar, choose an initial state, add a bottom border, set a time before the Top Bar appears, bottom positioning, user visibility settings (only for guests or registered users), change the font-size… Fully translatable POT files included (/lang/) Available fields/options Status (active or inactive) Stay visible when scrolling Message (obviously) Button text Button URL Color Usage Go to the plugin’s documentation if you need more information on how to use this plugin. Support Find help on our support platform for this plugin (we’ll answer you fast, promise).
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