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.
- Component
- Video Player for YouTube
- Plugin slug
video-player-for-youtube- Affected
- < 2.1.0
- Safe version
2.1.0- Published
- Sep 05, 2026
This CVE was published Sep 05, 2026 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update to Video Player for YouTube 2.1.0 or later, review low-privilege accounts and database logs, and rotate credentials if sensitive database contents may have been exposed.
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 Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin before 2.1.0 does not properly sanitise and escape user-supplied input before using it in a SQL statement, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform SQL injection attacks and read arbitrary data from the database.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N