Plugins · core-web-vitals-pagespeed-booster · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.0.32
- Last updated
- 2026-09-21
- Active installs
- 1,000+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
Core Web Vitals (CWV) is the new ranking factor — by Mohammed Kaludi
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.0.32). Anything older than 1.0.32 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 core-web-vitals-pagespeed-booster --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update core-web-vitals-pagespeed-booster updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
3 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.
high 7.1 CVE-2026-95528 · published 2026-09-23
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster (1.0.31 and older)
- Affected
- 1.0.31 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.0.32
- 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 Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster <= 1.0.31 versions.
medium 5.4 CVE-2025-62144 · published 2025-12-31
Missing authorization check in Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster (1.0.28 and older)
- Affected
- 1.0.28 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.0.29 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mohammed Kaludi Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster core-web-vitals-pagespeed-booster allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster: from n/a through <= 1.0.28.
medium 6.1 CVE-2023-35883 · published 2023-12-19
Open redirect in Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster (1.0.12 and older)
- Affected
- 1.0.12 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.0.13
- 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
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Magazine3 Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster.This issue affects Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster: from n/a through 1.0.12.
Recent activity
- 2026-09-21 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.0.32).
- 2026-09-23 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-95528), fixed in 1.0.32.
- 2025-12-31 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-62144), fixed in 1.0.29.
- 2023-12-19 — Open redirect disclosed (CVE-2023-35883), fixed in 1.0.13.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Mohammed Kaludi (2 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · Missing authorization (1) · Open redirect (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/core-web-vitals-pagespeed-booster (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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