---
id: CVE-2026-96895
title: >-
  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…
summary: >-
  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…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
product: WP YouTube Lyte
affected:
  - wp_youtube_lyte < 1.7.31
published: '2026-09-27'
updated: '2026-09-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-28T15:17:39.543'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96895'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/15978f11-a7bd-41f0-94bf-069be4d03987/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00229
epssPercentile: 0.13613
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-28T00:37:54.297441Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-27T06:43:46.833Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.