YT Player < 2.1.0 - Contributor+ SQLi via ytp_ajax
Priority LOW 30CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin before 2.1.0 does not properly sanitise and escape user-supplied input before using it in a SQL statement, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform SQL injection attacks and read arbitrary data from the database.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00391 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Video Player for YouTube (Unknown): 2.1.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Video Player for YouTube | before 2.1.0 | 2.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Video Player for YouTube VendorUnknown Affected before 2.1.0 Fixed in 2.1.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Video Player for YouTube (Unknown) Fixed in 2.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84937
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcq6-c322-h5qq
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-84937 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84937 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jcq6-c322-h5qq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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