Authenticated cache deletion via unchecked AJAX handler
Published Mar 10, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in RapidLoad AI 1.7.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete the plugin cache via an AJAX request. The clear_page_cache AJAX handler clears cached optimization data without checking whether the caller has an administrative WordPress capability. A subscriber account is sufficient, and exploitation neither discloses site data nor grants broader control.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in RapidLoad AI 1.7.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete the plugin cache via an AJAX request. The clear_page_cache AJAX handler clears cached optimization data without checking whether the caller has an administrative WordPress capability. A subscriber account is sufficient, and exploitation neither discloses site data nor grants broader control.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-1333
- Published
- Mar 10, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Shakeeb Sadikeen
- Product
- RapidLoad AI
- Classifications
- CWE-862
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.7.1
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