Unauthorized Plugin Settings Update in RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize by WordPress
CVE-2023-1335

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 March 2023

Summary

The RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize plugin for WordPress has a security flaw that allows unauthorized users to update plugin settings because of a missing capability check in the ucss_connect function. This vulnerability affects version 1.7.1 and earlier, enabling attackers with at least subscriber-level access to connect a new license key to the site, potentially leading to unauthorized changes and access.

Affected Version(s)

RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize * <= 1.7.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2877726/unus...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
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