CVE-2026-85007 YT Player < 2.1.4 - Contributor+ Missing Authorization via ytp_ajax
Low 3.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-85007 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-85007 is a low-severity vulnerability in Unknown Video Player for YouTube, published on 29 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85007 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Unknown Video Player for YouTube. 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-2026-85007/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85007/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-85007?
CVE-2026-85007 is a low-severity vulnerability in Unknown Video Player for YouTube, published on 29 Oct 2026.
Official description
The Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not perform a capability check on its player-preset AJAX handler, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to read the site-wide player-preset configuration, and in versions before 2.1.1 to modify and delete it as well.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85007?
How do I fix CVE-2026-85007?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85007 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-85007 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85007 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvj2-6jx4-m6x8.