Vulnerability · Published Dec 24, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2025-68599WordPress YouTube Embed plugin <= 5.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in YouTube Embed from Embeds For YouTube Plugin Support. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Embeds For YouTube Plugin Support YouTube Embed youtube-embed allows Stored XSS.This issue affects YouTube Embed: from n/a through <= 5.4.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Embeds For YouTube Plugin Support | YouTube Embed | 0 – through 5.4 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L