# CVE-2024-1091: ImageRecycle pdf & image compression <= 3.1.13 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Data Removal in reinitialize

> Authenticated subscribers can delete all plugin data due to missing capability checks in the reinitialize function.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gp33-9vvc-fgq2

## What is CVE-2024-1091?

CVE-2024-1091 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 reinitialize 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 remove all plugin data.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1091?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Imagerecycle Imagerecycle Pdf \& Image Compression.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1091?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1091 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1091 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1091 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ImageRecycle pdf & image compression

- [CVE-2024-54266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-54266/): WordPress ImageRecycle pdf & image compression plugin <= 3.1.16 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-30494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30494/): WordPress ImageRecycle pdf & image compression Plugin <= 3.1.10 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-40196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40196/): WordPress ImageRecycle pdf & image compression Plugin <= 3.1.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-6631](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6631/): ImageRecycle pdf & image compression <= 3.1.14 - Missing Authorization in Several AJAX Actions (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2024-8120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8120/): ImageRecycle pdf & image compression <= 3.1.14 - Cross-Site Request in Several AJAX Actions (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1091 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1091 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1091 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ImageRecycle pdf & image compression. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1091/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1091/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1091
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1091
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1091

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1091/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.