CVE-2024-8120 ImageRecycle pdf & image compression <= 3.1.14 - Cross-Site Request in Several AJAX Actions
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into modifying plugin settings via forged requests due to missing nonce validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8120?
CVE-2024-8120 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ImageRecycle pdf & image compression, published on 24 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The ImageRecycle pdf & image compression plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.14. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on several functions in the class/class-image-otimizer.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings along with performing other actions via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8120?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagerecycle Imagerecycle Pdf \& Image Compression.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8120?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8120 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-8120 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8120 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ImageRecycle pdf & image compression
- CVE-2024-54266 WordPress ImageRecycle pdf & image compression plugin <= 3.1.16 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-30494 WordPress ImageRecycle pdf & image compression Plugin <= 3.1.10 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2023-40196 WordPress ImageRecycle pdf & image compression Plugin <= 3.1.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-6631 ImageRecycle pdf & image compression <= 3.1.14 - Missing Authorization in Several AJAX Actions
- CVE-2024-0983 ImageRecycle pdf & image compression <= 3.1.13 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update in enableOptimization
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgg7-mgg7-pjvv.