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WP YouTube Lyte vulnerabilities
WP YouTube Lyte has 3 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 27 Sep 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 3
- Active installs
- 20,000+
- Latest version
- 1.7.32
- Last updated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 27 Sep 2026
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-2026-96895 | Medium 6.8 | Before 1.7.31 | Fixed in 1.7.31 | 10 d ago |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-3299 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 1.7.29 | Fixed in a later version (latest 1.7.32) | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2021-24419 | Medium 4.8 | Before 1.7.16 | Fixed in 1.7.16 | 12 Jul 2021 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-96895, 27 Sep 2026
- 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. CVE record
- CVE-2026-3299, 16 Apr 2026
- The WP YouTube Lyte plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'lyte' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.29 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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. CVE record
- CVE-2021-24419, 12 Jul 2021
- 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. CVE record
What to do if you run WP YouTube Lyte
If you run WP YouTube Lyte, 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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