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Unscored CVE-2021-24471 EUVD-2021-11383GHSA-43j4-9r7h-9m29

YouTube Embed < 5.2.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Published Aug 16, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan

Description

The YouTube Embed WordPress plugin before 5.2.2 does not validate, escape or sanitise some of its shortcode attributes, leading to Stored XSS issues by 1. using w, h, controls, cc_lang, color, language, start, stop, or style parameter of youtube shortcode, 2. by using style, class, rel, target, width, height, or alt parameter of youtube_thumb shortcode, or 3. by embedding a video whose title or description contains XSS payload (if API key is configured).

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— YouTube Embed 5.2.2 – < 5.2.2 5.2.2

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