YouTube Embed, Playlist and Popup <= 2.3.8 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24464
CVSS Medium (6.4)
Publicly Published June 28, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher apple502j
Description

The YouTube Embed, Playlist and Popup by WpDevArt WordPress plugin before 2.3.9 did not escape, validate or sanitise some of its shortcode options, available to users with a role as low as Contributor, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug youtube-video-player (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.3.9
Patched Version
  • 2.3.9
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