SB2024082739 - Multiple vulnerabilities in ImageRecycle pdf & image compression plugin for WordPress

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6631)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions. A remote user can perform unauthorized actions, such as updating plugin settings.

2) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8120)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the class/class-image-otimizer.php file. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f330bf36-0a39-40d6-a075-c87fdb9dc2da?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3119956/imagerecycle-pdf-image-compression/tags/3.1.15/class/class-image-otimizer.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a06bba7f-0259-4b87-b3fe-6ad8318fda7d?source=cve