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CVE-2026-96895: WP YouTube Lyte · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affects WP YouTube LyteSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium : upgrade to 1.7.31 when convenient.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.7.31
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade WP YouTube Lyte to 1.7.31.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
WP YouTube LyteAffected
  • <1.7.31
Fixed in
  • 1.7.31

AI-suggested

Upgrade the WP YouTube Lyte plugin to version 1.7.31 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation is indicated. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the input data, but the affected versions are clearly stated as prior to 1.7.31, implying the fix is in 1.7.31.

Description

CVE-2026-96895 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin versions before 1.7.31. It occurs because some attributes of YouTube embed blocks are not properly escaped before being output in HTML attributes during block rendering. This flaw allows users with contributor-level roles to inject malicious scripts that persist in the application.

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