CVE-2024-6631 ImageRecycle pdf & image compression <= 3.1.14 - Missing Authorization in Several AJAX Actions

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can modify plugin settings due to missing capability checks in AJAX actions.

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-2024-6631?

CVE-2024-6631 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ImageRecycle pdf & image compression, published on 24 Aug 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 several AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.14. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform unauthorized actions, such as updating plugin settings.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6631?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Imagerecycle Imagerecycle Pdf \& Image Compression.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6631?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6631 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-2024-6631 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6631 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2prr-7h77-fv63.

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