RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

2023-03-17 00:00
Marco Wotschka

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.7.2
Affected Version<= 1.7.1
CVSS6.3Medium
CVECVE-2023-1472
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Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.7.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.

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