XSS in Wp Youtube Lyte

CVE-2026-96895

The WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin before 1.7.31 does not escape some attributes of YouTube embed blocks before outputting them in an HTML attribute when rendering the block, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-96895: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000

Affected products

  • Wp Youtube Lyte

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-96895?
CVE-2026-96895 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp Youtube Lyte, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-96895?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.