ImageRecycle PDF & Image Compression Plugin up to 3.1.14 on WordPress AJAX Action authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageRecycle PDF & Image Compression Plugin up to 3.1.14 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component AJAX Action Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-6631. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ImageRecycle PDF & Image Compression Plugin up to 3.1.14 on WordPress and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-6631 since 07/09/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/13/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Timelineinfo

07/09/2024 🔍
08/23/2024 +45 days 🔍
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09/13/2024 +21 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-6631 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-6631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-275692

Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2024 20:23
Updated: 09/13/2024 05:40
Changes: 08/23/2024 20:23 (51), 08/23/2024 20:24 (1), 08/24/2024 14:15 (12), 08/26/2024 15:19 (1), 09/13/2024 05:40 (11)
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