CVE-2023-1472
MEDIUMRapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via AJAX Actions
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
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