WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
WP YouTube Lyte < 1.7.31 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Embed Block Attributes
Description
The plugin 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.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 1.7.31 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Dmitrii Ignatyev
Submitter
Dmitrii Ignatyev
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-25 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-25 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-25 (about 1 day ago)
