PT-2023-16911 · WordPress · Rapidload Power-Up For Autoptimize

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-03-10 · Updated 2023-03-15 · CVE-2023-1342

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 ucss connect function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to connect the site to a new license key 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 ucss connect function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the function to minimize the risk of unauthorized license key connections. Avoid performing actions that could be triggered by forged requests, such as clicking on suspicious links, to reduce the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1342

Affected Products

Rapidload Power-Up For Autoptimize

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1342 · Security Note
• 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://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1342 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/59814 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7c66894a-8d0f-4946-ae4d-bffd35f3ffb7 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/45993 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7c66894a-8d0f-4946-ae4d-bffd35f3ffb7?source=cve · Note