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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-8120
CVE-2024-8120:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The ImageRecycle pdf & image compression plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting all versions up to and including 3.1.14. This vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in August 2024, impacting the plugin's core functionality (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation on several functions in the class/class-image-otimizer.php file. The severity is rated as MEDIUM with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) according to NVD's assessment, while Wordfence rates it at 4.7 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings and perform other actions through forged requests, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions such as clicking on a malicious link (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
A patch has been released in version 3.1.15 of the ImageRecycle pdf & image compression plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (WordPress Patch).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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