CVE-2026-1631 Feeds for YouTube < 2.6.4 - Subscriber+ License Data Deletion
Subscribers can delete the plugin license key due to a missing capability check, requiring users to upgrade the Feeds for YouTube plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1631?
CVE-2026-1631 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin), published on 18 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) WordPress plugin before 2.6.4 is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of the Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) WordPress plugin before 2.6.4's license key due to a missing capability check on the 'actions' function. This makes it possible for subscribers and above delete the license key.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1631?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1631?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1631 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-1631 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-1631 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2vf-5q2q-2gm5.