WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon
Slug: wp-meteor · Aleksandr Guidrevitch · 20,000+
Overall Score
Excellent quality and security
What this score means
Scores are calculated on a 100-point scale by analysing six weighted categories: Security, WP.org Readiness, Performance, Code Quality, Accessibility, and Vulnerabilities. Open vulnerabilities are weighted by severity, CVSS, and patch availability, and incomplete source data can reduce confidence slightly.
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Excellent The plugin follows best practices across every measured category. It is well-maintained, low-risk, and recommended for production use.
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Good Strong overall quality with minor areas for improvement. Generally safe to use on most sites.
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Needs Review Some areas of concern detected. Review the full issues report and weigh the risks before installing on production.
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High Risk Significant quality or security problems found. Exercise caution — check the details carefully before using this plugin.
High confidence (100/100) based on metadata completeness and vulnerability evidence quality.
Open vulnerabilities are weighted by severity, CVSS, and patch availability, then adjusted slightly when the source data is incomplete.
- Wordfence: June 28, 2026 6:47 pm (25 minutes ago)
AI-Generated Summary
WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon currently scores 95/100 (excellent). Latest scan findings include 1 errors and 3 warnings.
Strengths
- Overall score is in a strong range for production use.
- No open vulnerabilities are currently recorded in tracked sources.
Risks
- 1 error-level issue was detected in the latest scan.
- Tested-up-to metadata is behind the current WordPress version.
Recommended Next Actions
- Resolve error-level findings first because they usually carry the highest impact.
- Address warning-level findings to improve maintainability and reduce future risk.
- Validate compatibility against the latest WordPress core and refresh tested-up-to metadata.
Generated from latest scan and metadata signals. Validate in staging before production changes.
Score Breakdown
Why this score?
Top deductions are based on 2 affected rules, reducing this category by 14 total points.
| Rule | Hits | Impact | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security issue: Error | 1 | -10 | 71.4% |
| Security issue: Warning | 1 | -4 | 28.6% |
Why this score?
Top deductions are based on 2 affected rules, reducing this category by 4 total points.
| Rule | Hits | Impact | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tested up to version is behind current WordPress | 1 | -3 | 75% |
| Repo issue: Notice | 1 | -1 | 25% |
Why this score?
Top deductions are based on 1 affected rules, reducing this category by 3 total points.
| Rule | Hits | Impact | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance issue: Warning | 1 | -3 | 100% |
Why this score?
Top deductions are based on 0 affected rules, reducing this category by 0 total points.
No deductions were applied for this category in the latest score run.
Why this score?
Top deductions are based on 1 affected rules, reducing this category by 2 total points.
| Rule | Hits | Impact | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accessibility issue: Warning | 1 | -2 | 100% |
Why this score?
Top deductions are based on 0 affected rules, reducing this category by 0 total points.
No deductions were applied for this category in the latest score run.
Plugin Details
- Version: 3.4.17
- Active Installs: 20,000+
- Last Updated: 2026-02-21 17:46:00
- Tested up to: 6.9.4
- Requires PHP: 5.6
- Rating: 4.7/5 (77 ratings)
- View on WordPress.org
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Scan Summary
- Errors: 1
- Warnings: 3
- Notices: 1
- Last Scanned: 2026-05-22 21:16:42
- Score confidence: 100/100
What Changed Since Last Scan
New Issues
No items in this category.
Resolved Issues
No items in this category.
Worsened Issues
No items in this category.
Detected Issues
| Severity | Category | Message | File | Fix Guidance |
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| ERROR | SECURITY | Declared minimum PHP 5.6 is end-of-life and has known unpatched security vulnerabilities. |
Quick
Raise minimum PHP requirement to at least 8.1 and update plugin metadata.
Moderate
Refactor incompatible code paths and remove legacy polyfills tied to EOL PHP.
Advanced
Continuously test and enforce supported PHP baselines via CI and release policy.
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| WARNING | SECURITY | Declared minimum WordPress 4.5 is very outdated and lacks modern security APIs. |
Quick
Raise minimum WordPress version to a modern supported release.
Moderate
Replace deprecated APIs and confirm compatibility across current WordPress branches.
Advanced
Run multi-version WordPress integration tests in CI and block unsupported API usage.
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| WARNING | PERFORMANCE | flush_rewrite_rules() detected. | backend/ActDeact.php |
Quick
Only flush rewrite rules during activation or explicit maintenance flows.
Moderate
Apply the same remediation pattern across performance findings and re-scan to confirm warning issues drop.
Advanced
Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.
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| WARNING | ACCESSIBILITY | Image markup without an alt attribute detected. | backend/views/admin.php |
Quick
Add alt attributes to the flagged image tags, or alt="" for decorative images.
Moderate
Audit all templates/components for missing alternative text and update content guidelines.
Advanced
Integrate accessibility testing in CI (axe/pa11y) and block releases with critical a11y violations.
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| NOTICE | REPO | Translation functions are present, but no textdomain loader was detected. |
Quick
Call load_plugin_textdomain() during plugin bootstrap so translations can be loaded.
Moderate
Apply the same remediation pattern across repo findings and re-scan to confirm notice issues drop.
Advanced
Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.
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Score History
No history available yet. · All-Time High: N/A
All Past Vulnerabilities
Showing all known historical vulnerabilities for this plugin, including open and closed records.
| Vulnerability | CVE | Severity | Status | Affected Versions | Patched Version | Updated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon <= 3.4.16 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment | N/A | LOW | Closed | *-3.4.16 | 3.4.17 | 2026-04-28 00:00:00 | Wordfence |
| WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon <= 3.4.3 - Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure | N/A | LOW | Closed | *-3.4.3 | 3.4.4 | 2024-07-23 00:00:00 | Wordfence |
| WP Meteor Page Speed Optimization Topping <= 3.1.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via processAjaxNoticeDismiss | N/A | LOW | Closed | *-3.1.4 | 3.1.5 | 2023-02-28 00:00:00 | Wordfence |
| WP Meteor Page Speed Optimization Topping <= 3.1.4 -Missing Authorization to Notice Dismissal | N/A | LOW | Closed | *-3.1.4 | 3.1.5 | 2023-03-03 00:00:00 | Wordfence |