Vulnerability · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-96895WP YouTube Lyte < 1.7.31 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Embed Block Attributes
Medium 6.8
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 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP YouTube Lyte | 0 – before 1.7.31 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/15978f11-a7bd-41f0-94bf-069be4d03987/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description