Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2023-1344

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2023-1344?

The RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize plugin for WordPress contains a security flaw due to inadequate nonce validation in the uucss_update_rule function. This vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to exploit the plugin's cache manipulation capabilities. By deceiving a site administrator into executing a crafted action, such as clicking an illegitimate link, attackers can potentially compromise site integrity and alter caching behaviors without necessary authorization.

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:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
.
The Cyber Security Vulnerability Database.