CVE-2023-1472

MEDIUM

RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via AJAX Actions

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.7.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on its AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke those functions, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Actions include resetting the API key, accessing or deleting log files, and deleting cache among others.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.3
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (2)
rapidload/rapidload_power-up_for_autoptimize < 1.7.2
shakee93/RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically < 1.7.1
Published Mar 17, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026