TI-2023-01391 Aliases CVE-2023-1472 GHSA-5v24-vjhg-w435

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

LOW 27CWE-352Published 2023-03-17 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
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 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00209 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
shakee93	RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically	up to 1.7.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically Vendorshakee93 Affected up to 1.7.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:rapidload:rapidload_power-up_for_autoptimize::::::wordpress::*	before 1.7.2	Vulnerable	shakee93

cpe:2.3:a:rapidload:rapidload_power-up_for_autoptimize:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·shakee93

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1472
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5v24-vjhg-w435

References

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f9ee168-82b1-4d13-a84e-379f16dcb283?source=cve

Other 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unusedcss/tags/1.7.1/includes/modules/unused-css/UnusedCSS_Admin.php#L70

TI-2022-23631 WordPress RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize Plugin <= 1.6.35 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
TI-2023-01263 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
TI-2023-01261 RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization in 'ucss_connect' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

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Sources

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