Localize Remote ImagesWordPress extension · Buildfail
CVE-2023-41244
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Buildfail Localize Remote Images plugin <= 1.0.9 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Buildfail Localize Remote Images WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.9. The vulnerability allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions such as modifying plugin settings or processing image localization requests.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Localize Remote ImagesWordPress extension
<= 1.0.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Buildfail Localize Remote Images plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Buildfail Localize Remote Images' in the list of installed plugins.Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list.
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Check installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin name or view details to display the installed version number. Compare this version against the affected range (<= 1.0.9).Affected if The displayed version is 1.0.9 or lower.
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, verify the 'Buildfail Localize Remote Images' plugin shows as 'Active'. CSRF attacks require an authenticated administrator session.Affected if The plugin is activated on the site.
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Identify plugin admin endpointsAccess the plugin settings page (usually under Settings > Localize Remote Images or similar) and note any form submissions or AJAX actions used for modifying settings or processing image localization.Affected if The plugin provides admin interfaces with form submissions or AJAX handlers.
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Test for missing CSRF protectionInspect page source of the plugin admin pages. Search for 'wp_create_nonce' or 'nonce' fields in forms and AJAX requests. If no nonce field is found in the HTML source of plugin settings pages, the plugin lacks CSRF protection.Affected if Plugin admin forms and AJAX requests do not contain nonce fields or verification.
A user is affected if the Buildfail Localize Remote Images plugin (version 1.0.9 or lower) is installed and active on their WordPress site, and the plugin admin forms lack nonce validation tokens.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF nonce validation on all form submissions and AJAX requests within the plugin, and ensure the plugin verifies the nonce before processing any state-changing operations.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-41244 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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