PT-2023-16405 · WordPress · Kraken.Io Image Optimizer

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-02-01 · Updated 2023-02-08 · CVE-2023-0619

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kraken.io Image Optimizer plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.6.8

Description The issue is related to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on AJAX actions. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to reset image optimizations.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.6.8, update to a version that includes a fix for the missing capability check on AJAX actions to prevent authorization bypass. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0619

Affected Products

Kraken.Io Image Optimizer

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0619 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0619 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/57347 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kraken-image-optimizer/tags/2.6.6/kraken.php#L705 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f94eabc5-6e3b-46df-9e36-d7d0fad833de?source=cve · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f94eabc5-6e3b-46df-9e36-d7d0fad833de · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43363 · Telegram Post