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CVE-2023-1472

MEDIUM 6.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
March 17, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-352
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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 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.

Affected WordPress components

  • RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically Plugin · unusedcss
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 1.7.1
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A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • shakee93 RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically — Up to and including 1.7.1
  • rapidload rapidload_power-up_for_autoptimize — Before 1.7.2

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unusedcss/tags/1.7.1/includes/modules/unused-css/UnusedCSS_Admin.php#L70 Product
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f9ee168-82b1-4d13-a84e-379f16dcb283?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record