EWWW Image Optimizer · Security record
Is EWWW Image Optimizer safe?
No known vulnerability affects the current version (8.9.1). 18 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Sep 30, 2026.
Checked 5 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 8.9.1.
How it’s looked after
- Last release
- Oct 29, 2026 (1 week ago)
- Releases in the last year
- 17
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.1.4
- Support resolved
- 1 of 8 threads in two months
- Active installs
- 1M+
18 known vulnerabilities
- 1 critical
- 1 high
- 6 medium
- 10 not rated
None affects the current version.
Disclosed each year
- 20141
- 20162
- 20202
- 20233
- 20242
- 20266
Every known vulnerability in EWWW Image Optimizer
Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.
Fixed in 8.8.0 · CVE-2026-91051 · Sep 30, 2026 · CVE
Fixed in 8.8.0 · CVE-2026-91072 · Sep 30, 2026 · CVE
Fixed in 8.8.0 · CVE-2026-92826 · Sep 30, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 8.8.0 · CVE-2026-97067 · Sep 15, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 8.7.7 · CVE-2026-91011 · Sep 2, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 8.7.7 · CVE-2026-84773 · Aug 18, 2026 · Wordfence
Fixed in 8.7.4 · CVE-2026-15446 · Apr 10, 2024 · Wordfence
Fixed in 7.3.0 · CVE-2024-31924 · Apr 10, 2024 · Wordfence
Fixed in 7.2.1 · CVE-2023-40600 · Nov 14, 2023 · Wordfence
Fixed in 7.2.1 · Sep 8, 2023 · Wordfence
Fixed in 5.9 · CVE-2021-4342 · Jun 7, 2023 · CVE
Fixed in 5.8.2 · Sep 16, 2020 · Patchstack
Fixed in 5.9 · CVE-2020-36750 · Sep 6, 2020 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.8.4 · Jun 9, 2016 · Patchstack
- critical
Remote Code Execution
Fixed in 2.8.5 · CVE-2016-20010 · Jun 8, 2016 · Wordfence
Fixed in 2.0.2 · CVE-2014-6243 · Sep 4, 2014 · Wordfence
Fixed in 7.2.1 · WPScan
Fixed in 5.9 · Wordfence
Questions about EWWW Image Optimizer’s security
Is EWWW Image Optimizer safe to use?
No known vulnerability affects its current version. Earlier versions had issues that are now fixed, so keep EWWW Image Optimizer updated: most attacks target sites that haven’t updated.
Does EWWW Image Optimizer have known security vulnerabilities?
None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 18 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep EWWW Image Optimizer up to date.
Is EWWW Image Optimizer still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 1 week ago. Its authors resolved 1 of the 8 support threads opened in the last two months.
Is EWWW Image Optimizer compatible with the latest WordPress?
Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.
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