PT-2023-16909 · WordPress · Rapidload Power-Up For Autoptimize

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-03-10 · Updated 2023-03-15 · CVE-2023-1340

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 Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the clear uucss logs function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to clear plugin logs via a forged request if they can trick a site administrator into performing an action, such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.7.1, consider disabling the clear uucss logs function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of attackers tricking site administrators into performing unintended actions.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1340

Affected Products

Rapidload Power-Up For Autoptimize

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1340 · 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-2023-1340 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/488e26e2-d4d7-4036-a672-53c2d4c9d39b · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/45995 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/488e26e2-d4d7-4036-a672-53c2d4c9d39b?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/59815 · Telegram Post