Rapidload Power Up For AutoptimizeWordPress extension · Rapidload
CVE-2022-47593
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAuth. (subscriber+) SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability in RapidLoad RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize plugin <= 1.6.35 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize WordPress plugin allows authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges or higher to inject malicious SQL queries through unsanitized input parameters, potentially enabling unauthorized data access or database manipulation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Rapidload Power Up For AutoptimizeWordPress extension
<= 1.6.35CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm plugin installation and versionNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins. Locate 'RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize' and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin header in the main plugin file (typically in wp-content/plugins/rapidload/).Affected if The installed version is 1.6.35 or lower.
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Verify WordPress user registration is enabledGo to WordPress admin > Settings > General > 'Membership' section. Check if 'Anyone can register' is enabled.Affected if User registration is enabled and the plugin is installed at a vulnerable version.
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Check for existing subscriber-level accountsNavigate to WordPress admin > Users. Review the user list to identify any accounts with 'Subscriber' role.Affected if Subscriber accounts exist and the plugin is at a vulnerable version.
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Review server access logs for SQL injection patternsExamine HTTP access logs (typically in /var/log/apache2/ or /var/log/nginx/) for requests to the plugin's AJAX endpoints or admin-ajax.php containing SQL keywords (SELECT, UNION, INSERT, DROP, etc.) in query parameters.Affected if Suspicious SQL patterns are found in requests to plugin-related endpoints.
A user is affected if the RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize plugin version is 1.6.35 or lower AND subscriber-level or higher user accounts can access the vulnerable input parameters.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize plugin to a version newer than 1.6.35. If no patched version is available, disable the plugin or implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block SQL injection attempts until a fix is released.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-47593 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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