CVE-2023-1335 RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization in 'ucss_connect'

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can update plugin settings and connect license keys due to missing capability checks in the RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-1335?

CVE-2023-1335 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in shakee93 RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically, published on 10 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update due to a missing capability check on the ucss_connect function in versions up to, and including, 1.7.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to connect a new license key to the site.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1335?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rapidload Rapidload Power-Up for Autoptimize.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1335?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1335 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-1335 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-24p4-rg4v-6fcc.

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