YouTube Embed 10.0 - 10.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via youram_server
cve-program · CVE-2026-88793
PublishedThe YouTube Embed WordPress plugin from 10.0 to 10.3 does not perform any authorisation check on one of its AJAX actions, relying only on a nonce it prints on every front-end page, and does not escape the stored data before rendering it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store arbitrary web scripts which will execute in the session of any user viewing the affected content, including an administrator.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-88793
PublishedYouTube Embed 10.0 - 10.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via youram_server
The YouTube Embed WordPress plugin from 10.0 to 10.3 does not perform any authorisation check on one of its AJAX actions, relying only on a nonce it prints on every front-end page, and does not escape the stored data before rendering it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store arbitrary web scripts which will execute in the session of any user viewing the affected content, including an administrator.
- Source published
- 13 Sep 2026 20:06:36 UTC
- Source modified
- 14 Sep 2026 12:39:08 UTC
- Saved here
- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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