CVE-2023-1338 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-1338

RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization in 'attach_rule'

Vulnerability Description

The RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized cache modification due to a missing capability check on the attach_rule function in versions up to, and including, 1.7.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to modify cache rules.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Marco Wotschka

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 10th, 2023
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1531 Account Access Removal
Impact