CVE-2023-0619 Kraken.io Image Optimizer <= 2.6.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Options Update
Authenticated subscribers can reset image optimizations due to missing capability checks in the Kraken.io Image Optimizer WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0619?
CVE-2023-0619 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in karim79 Kraken.io Image Optimizer, published on 1 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Kraken.io Image Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on its AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 2.6.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to reset image optimizations.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0619?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kraken Kraken.io Image Optimizer.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0619?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0619 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-0619 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0619 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in karim79 Kraken.io Image Optimizer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fw8x-2gp4-9r9q.