vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: youtube-video-player: CVE-2021-24464: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 28, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 28, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
youtube-video-player-plugin-cve-2021-24464
References
Rapid7 Labs
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