CVE-2026-96895

WP YouTube Lyte < 1.7.31 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Embed Block Attributes

The WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin before 1.7.31 does not escape some attributes of YouTube embed blocks before outputting them in an HTML attribute when rendering the block, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected

WP YouTube Lyte

CVSS v3.1 CNA

6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 13th percentile

Published

2026-09-27

Updated

2026-09-28

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/15978f11-a7bd-41f0-94bf-069be4d03987/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry