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CVE-2024-0983 ImageRecycle pdf & image compression <= 3.1.13 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update in enableOptimization

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can enable image optimization settings due to missing capability checks in the ImageRecycle 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-2024-0983?

CVE-2024-0983 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ImageRecycle pdf & image compression, published on 20 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ImageRecycle pdf & image compression plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the enableOptimization function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.13. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to enable image optimization.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0983?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Imagerecycle Imagerecycle Pdf \& Image Compression.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0983?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0983 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-2024-0983 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0983 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j9vj-p8vp-6j8q.

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