XSS in Video Player For Youtube Project
CVE-2021-24414
The Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin before 1.4 does not sanitise or validate the parameters from its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to set Cross-Site Scripting payload in them which will be triggered in the page/s with the embed malicious shortcode
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.006 (46.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Video_player_for_youtube_project Video_player_for_youtube
- Unknown Video Player For Youtube — versions 1.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24414?
- CVE-2021-24414 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Video Player For Youtube Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-10-25.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24414?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24414 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.