PT-2023-16905 · WordPress · Rapidload Power-Up For Autoptimize

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-03-10 · Updated 2026-02-20 · CVE-2023-1336

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.7.1

Description The issue is related to a missing capability check on the ajax deactivate function, allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to update settings without proper authorization. This can lead to the disabling of caching.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.7.1, update to a version that includes a fix for the missing capability check on the ajax deactivate function. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the ajax deactivate function to prevent unauthorized settings updates.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1336

Affected Products

Rapidload Power-Up For Autoptimize

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1336 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2877726/unusedcss/trunk/includes/modules/unused-css/UnusedCSS_Admin.php?contextall=1&old=2847136&old_path=%2Funusedcss%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fmodules%2Funused-css%2FUnusedCSS_Admin.php · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1336 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/45999 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/59818 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b2296800-93d6-48fa-aa09-3d28fa6371d7 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b2296800-93d6-48fa-aa09-3d28fa6371d7?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/46184 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/152656 · Telegram Post