CVE-2024-31924 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-31924: WordPress EWWW Image Optimizer plugin <= 7.2.3 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Nosilver4U

Product EWWW Image Optimizer

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published April 10, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in nosilver4u EWWW Image Optimizer ewww-image-optimizer.This issue affects EWWW Image Optimizer: from n/a through <= 7.2.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

EWWW Image Optimizer versions up to 7.2.3 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions within the plugin without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions in EWWW Image Optimizer on behalf of a logged-in administrator.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify plugin settings or trigger unintended image optimization tasks if an admin visits a compromised page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator must visit a malicious webpage while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 10, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31924 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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