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The WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin before 1.7.16 did not sanitise or escape its lyte_yt_api_key and lyte_notification settings before outputting them back in the page, allowing high privilege use...

CVE-2021-24419 · published 5 years ago
Summary

The WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin before 1.7.16 did not sanitise or escape its lyte_yt_api_key and lyte_notification settings before outputting them back in the page, allowing high privilege users to set XSS payload on them and leading to stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

What to do
  • Update wp_youtube_lyte_project wp_youtube_lyte to version 1.7.16 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
wp_youtube_lyte_project wp_youtube_lyte < 1.7.16
cpe:2.3:a:wp_youtube_lyte_project:wp_youtube_lyte:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Original advisory text
The WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin before 1.7.16 did not sanitise or escape its lyte_yt_api_key and lyte_notification settings before outputting them back in the page, allowing high privilege use...
The WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin before 1.7.16 did not sanitise or escape its lyte_yt_api_key and lyte_notification settings before outputting them back in the page, allowing high privilege users to set XSS payload on them and leading to stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
4.8 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published12 Jul 2021
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2021-24419 · NVD
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