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WP YouTube Live vulnerabilities
WP YouTube Live has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 16 May 2022.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 1,000+
- Latest version
- 1.10.1
- Last updated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Most recent
- 16 May 2022
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-1334 | Medium 4.8 | Before 1.8.3 | Fixed in 1.8.3 | 16 May 2022 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-1187 | Medium 6.1 | Before 1.7.22 | Fixed in 1.7.22 | 19 Apr 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2022-1334, 16 May 2022
- The WP YouTube Live WordPress plugin before 1.8.3 does not validate, sanitise and escape various of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed CVE record
- CVE-2022-1187, 19 Apr 2022
- The WordPress WP YouTube Live Plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via POST data found in the ~/inc/admin.php file which allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in versions up to, and including, 1.7.21. CVE record
What to do if you run WP YouTube Live
If you run WP YouTube Live, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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