CVE-2022-1187

6.1 MEDIUM

Published: April 19, 2022 Modified: April 08, 2026

Description

The WordPress WP YouTube Live Plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via POST data found in the ~/inc/admin.php file which allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in versions up to, and including, 1.7.21.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/macbookandrew/wp-youtube-live/commit/2d8ccb7b12742bf16b5a6068f9fdeeac69bc11b1

Source: security@wordfence.com

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-youtube-live/trunk/inc/admin.php#L355

Source: security@wordfence.com

Product

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2d540b53-5c39-43d5-a055-cc5eccfa65b8?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/macbookandrew/wp-youtube-live/commit/2d8ccb7b12742bf16b5a6068f9fdeeac69bc11b1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-youtube-live/trunk/inc/admin.php#L355

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Product

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2d540b53-5c39-43d5-a055-cc5eccfa65b8?source=cve

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

6.1 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

2.4%

85th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79 CWE-79 CWE-79

Affected Vendors

andrewrminion

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