Description
The Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not perform a capability check on its player-preset AJAX handler, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to read the site-wide player-preset configuration, and in versions before 2.1.1 to modify and delete it as well.
Published: 2026-10-29
Score: 3.8 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not perform a capability check on its player-preset AJAX handler, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to read the site-wide player-preset configuration, and in versions before 2.1.1 to modify and delete it as well.
Title YT Player < 2.1.4 - Contributor+ Missing Authorization via ytp_ajax
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-29T10:46:16.022Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T18:34:44.252Z

Link: CVE-2026-85007

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-29T10:45:44.100Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-29T06:17:24.230

Modified: 2026-10-29T15:18:27.920

Link: CVE-2026-85007

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-29T13:15:15Z

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