Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin): A security weakness
Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is < 2.6.4.
- Component
- Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)
- Affected
- < 2.6.4
- Safe version
2.6.4- Published
- May 18, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published May 18, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) to 2.6.4 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) WordPress plugin before 2.6.4 is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of the Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) WordPress plugin before 2.6.4's license key due to a missing capability check on the 'actions' function. This makes it possible for subscribers and above delete the license key.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L