CVE-2022-1187

WP YouTube Live <= 1.7.21 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: April 19, 2022 at 08:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:21 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsWp YouTube LiveWP YouTube Live

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.7.22
Affected range stops below 1.7.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 1.7.21

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.1MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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