Plugins · add-expires-headers · data as of 2026-11-04
Is AEH Speed Optimization safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 3.4.0
- Last updated
- 2026-10-15
- Active installs
- 2,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
AEH Speed Optimization boosts site speed with caching, minification, lazy loading, and image optimization to improve performance and SEO. — by Passionate Brains
What to do
- Update to the latest version (3.4.0). Anything older than 3.3.0 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get add-expires-headers --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update add-expires-headers updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 5.3 CVE-2026-24633 · published 2026-01-23
Missing authorization check in AEH Speed Optimization (3.2.0 and older)
- Affected
- 3.2.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.3.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Passionate Brains Add Expires Headers & Optimized Minify add-expires-headers allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Add Expires Headers & Optimized Minify: from n/a through <= 3.2.0.
high 8.8 CVE-2023-27457 · published 2023-11-22
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in AEH Speed Optimization (2.7 and older)
- Affected
- 2.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.7.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Passionate Brains Add Expires Headers & Optimized Minify plugin <= 2.7 versions.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-15 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.4.0).
- 2026-01-23 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-24633), fixed in 3.3.0.
- 2023-11-22 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2023-27457), fixed in 2.7.1.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Passionate Brains (3 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (1) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/add-expires-headers (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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