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CVE-2021-24419: The WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin before 1.7.16 did not sanitise or escape its lyte_yt_api_key and lyte_notification settings before outputting them back in the page, allowing high privilege users

medium Affects wp-youtube-lyte (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WP YouTube Lyte WordPress plugin before 1.7.16 did not sanitise or escape its lyte_yt_api_key and lyte_notification settings before outputting them back in the page, allowing high privilege users

Package
wp-youtube-lyte (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.7.16
Fixed in
1.7.16
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.9th percentile)
Published
2021-07-12
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwp-youtube-lyte (WordPress plugin) advisories

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