RapidLoad – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically <= 2.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Setting Reset

2025-01-31 00:00

Tieu Pham Trong Nhan

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.4.5

Affected PluginRapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically

Affected Version<= 2.4.4

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-13651

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Vulnerability Overview

The RapidLoad – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_deactivate() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to reset some of the plugin's settings.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.4.5, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13651 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/87f9f052-2963-4548-9ff8-91dc2b4ecb43

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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