CVE-2026-96895 WP YouTube Lyte < 1.7.31 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Embed Block Attributes
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via YouTube embed block attributes, leading to stored XSS attacks against site visitors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-96895?
CVE-2026-96895 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP YouTube Lyte, published on 27 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-96895?
How do I fix CVE-2026-96895?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-96895 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-96895 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96895 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjqr-5587-cfwc.