RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via 'uucss_update_rule'
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
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 the uucss_update_rule function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's cache via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1344
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hg69-x38h-39g2
References
Advisory 1
More shakee93 Rapidload Power-up For Autoptimize vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-23631 WordPress RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize Plugin <= 1.6.35 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2023-01391 RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2023-01263 RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization in 'clear_uucss_logs' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2023-01265 RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization in 'uucss_update_rule' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2023-01264 RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization in 'attach_rule' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2023-01262 RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization in 'ajax_deactivate' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-1344 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-1344 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hg69-x38h-39g2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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