# CVE-2022-1187: WP YouTube Live <= 1.7.21 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via POST data in the WP YouTube Live plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9r4g-gmfh-6gxg

## What is CVE-2022-1187?

CVE-2022-1187 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in macbookandrew WP YouTube Live, published on 19 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The WordPress WP YouTube Live Plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via POST data found in the ~/inc/admin.php file which allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in versions up to, and including, 1.7.21.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1187?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Andrewrminion Wp Youtube Live.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1187?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1187 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1187 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1187 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1187 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in macbookandrew WP YouTube Live, published on 19 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1187 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: macbookandrew WP YouTube Live. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1187/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1187/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1187
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1187
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1187

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1187/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.