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

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-0983
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published February 7, 2024
Last Updated July 29, 2024
Researcher Francesco Carlucci
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug imagerecycle-pdf-image-compression (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.1.13
Patched Version
  • 3.1.14
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