WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-24464 Modified

YouTube Embed, Playlist and Popup by WpDevArt: Cross-site scripting

YouTube Embed, Playlist and Popup by WpDevArt 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.

CVE / CNA score 5.4 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 5.4 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
YouTube Embed, Playlist and Popup by WpDevArt
Plugin slug
youtube-embed,-playlist-and-popup
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 02, 2021
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Aug 02, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update YouTube Embed, Playlist and Popup by WpDevArt to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

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 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.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources