Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2026· Updated Sep 28, 2026
CVE-2026-96895
CVE-2026-96895
Description
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.
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Affected products
1- Range: <1.7.31
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
2- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 21, 2026 to September 27, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Oct 1, 2026
- WordPress: 25 Plugin Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Including Critical FlawsVypr Intelligence · Sep 27, 2026