Low severity · published Oct 29, 2026
CVE-2026-85007
YT Player < 2.1.4 - Contributor+ Missing Authorization via ytp_ajax
New
3.8
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VP
Video Player for YouTube ·
before 2.1.4 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85007
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85007
exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dd4db01b-8cb9-42d7-8c0b-9afb6e83dc88/
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