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Video Player for YouTube

Plugin description

Video Player for YouTube embeds and displays YouTube videos using a configurable video player.

Video Player for YouTube (video-player-for-youtube) is a WordPress plugin with 2 published CVE records in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published Sep 05, 2026; the highest published CVSS base score is 6.8.

Plugin slug: video-player-for-youtube

Latest vulnerability

CVE-2026-84937: Video Player for YouTube permits Contributor-level SQL injection

Video Player for YouTube before 2.1.0 uses Contributor-controlled input in an SQL statement without adequate sanitization or escaping. A Contributor or higher can inject SQL and read arbitrary database data.

PublishedSep 05, 2026

Known safe version2.1.0

Published vulnerabilities for video-player-for-youtube
		Safe version
Sep 05, 2026	CVE-2026-84937 Video Player for YouTube permits Contributor-level SQL injection Video Player for YouTube before 2.1.0 uses Contributor-controlled input in an SQL statement without adequate sanitization or escaping. A Contributor or higher can inject SQL and read arbitrary database data.	2.1.0	CVE6.8 NVDPending
Oct 25, 2021	CVE-2021-24414 Video Player for YouTube: Cross-site scripting Video Player for YouTube is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD5.4

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