Name: CVE-2021-24464: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-24464, CWE-79, CVSS 5.4, EPSS 0.0062

The YouTube Embed, Playlist and Popup by WpDevArt WordPress plugin before 2.3.9 did not escape, validate or sanitise some of its shortcode options, available to users with a role as low as Contributor, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.4
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Youtube Video Player Plugin	—	Update youtube-video-player plugin to version 2.3.9, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Jun 28, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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