CVE-2023-1343 RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via 'attach_rule'

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can trick administrators into modifying plugin cache settings via forged requests due to missing nonce validation.

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-2023-1343?

CVE-2023-1343 is a medium-severity 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 Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.7.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the attach_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.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1343?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rapidload Rapidload Power-Up for Autoptimize.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1343?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1343 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-1343 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1343 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-42w2-v853-2q4q.

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