YT Player < 2.1.4 - Contributor+ Missing Authorization via ytp_ajax
Impact
The Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin, versions before 2.1.4, has a missing authorization vulnerability via ytp_ajax, allowing Contributor+ users to read site-wide player-preset configuration, and before 2.1.1, modify and delete it. The weakness is due to improper access control. The impact is limited to users with the Contributor role and above.
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Video Player for YouTube
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Unknown · WPScan
Video Player for YouTube
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affected
0 → before 2.1.4
semver versions
Other versions: unaffected
Original source 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.
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Original records
CVE-2026-85007View the latest unmodified CVE JSON from the official source. It may be newer than this imported page.
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