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CVE-2026-96895

The WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin before 1.7.31 does not escape some attributes of YouTube embed…

Risk score
44/100
CVSS
6.8 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.2%
Published
27 Sep 2026

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What to know

What it is
The WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin before 1.7.31 does not escape some attributes of YouTube embed blocks before outputting them in an HTML attribute when rendering the block, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Upgrade the product to 1.7.31 or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 6.8 medium

References

Original description

The WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin before 1.7.31 does not escape some attributes of YouTube embed blocks before outputting them in an HTML attribute when rendering the block, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Last activity 27 Sep 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.