Contributor-level stored XSS via unescaped shortcode ID
Published Mar 7, 2026 · Updated Mar 7, 2026
Stored XSS in the Show YouTube video plugin 1.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via the syv shortcode. The syv shortcode handler emits the user-controlled id attribute into generated page markup without context-appropriate output escaping. Contributor-level access is required to store the shortcode in a page or post; the script runs in a visitor's browser whenever that content is viewed.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in the Show YouTube video plugin 1.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via the syv shortcode. The syv shortcode handler emits the user-controlled id attribute into generated page markup without context-appropriate output escaping. Contributor-level access is required to store the shortcode in a page or post; the script runs in a visitor's browser whenever that content is viewed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-1825
- Published
- Mar 7, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 7, 2026
- Vendor
- Minor
- Product
- Show YouTube video
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 7, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 7, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=* <=1.1
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Public exploit references
- CVE-2026-1825 show-youtube-video proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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