Plugins · youtube-embed-plus · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and… safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 14.2.6.1
- Last updated
- 2026-09-06
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- Known issues on record
- 1
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
A multi-featured plugin to embed YouTube in WordPress. Embed a video, YouTube channel gallery, playlist, or YouTube livestream. Defer JavaScript too! — by embedplus
What to do
- Update to the latest version (14.2.6.1). Anything older than 14.2.5 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get youtube-embed-plus --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update youtube-embed-plus updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
1 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-39485 · published 2026-04-08
Missing authorization check in Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and… (14.2.4 and older)
- Affected
- 14.2.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 14.2.5
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in embedplus Youtube Embed Plus youtube-embed-plus allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Youtube Embed Plus: from n/a through <= 14.2.4.
Recent activity
- 2026-09-06 — latest release on wordpress.org (14.2.6.1).
- 2026-04-08 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-39485), fixed in 14.2.5.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-embed-plus (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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