Vulnerability · Published Jul 12, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24419WP YouTube Lyte < 1.7.16 - Authenticated Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP YouTube Lyte from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin before 1.7.16 did not sanitise or escape its lyte_yt_api_key and lyte_notification settings before outputting them back in the page, allowing high privilege users to set XSS payload on them and leading to stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP YouTube Lyte | 1.7.16 – before 1.7.16 |
Weakness: CWE-79