WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
YouTube Embed <= 5.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The YouTube Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affects Plugins
References
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Muhammad Yudha - DJ
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2025-12-22 (about 6 months ago)
Added
2026-01-05 (about 5 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-01-05 (about 5 months ago)