RapidLoad – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically: SQL injection
RapidLoad – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically is affected by SQL injection. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- RapidLoad – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically
- Plugin slug
rapidload-optimize-web-vitals-automatically- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 11, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Dec 11, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update RapidLoad – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The RapidLoad – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the uucss_data, update_rapidload_settings, wp_ajax_update_htaccess_file, uucss_update_rule, upload_rules, get_all_rules, update_titan_settings, preload_page, and activate_module functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify plugin settings or conduct SQL injection attacks.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N