CVE-2023-1472 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-1472: RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Vendor Shakee93
Product RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published March 17, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 17, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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