Known vulnerabilities in WP YouTube Lyte

High performance YouTube video, playlist and audio-only embeds which don't slow down your blog and offer optimal accessibility.

3Reported vulnerabilities

6.4Highest CVSS score

1.7.32Latest version

20,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update WP YouTube Lyte to 1.7.30 or later. 3 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 7, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2021-24419	Medium 4.8	0.6%	Before 1.7.16	`1.7.16`	July 12, 2021
CVE-2026-3299	Medium 6.4	0.2%	0 to 1.7.29 (inclusive)	`1.7.30`	April 16, 2026
CVE-2025-66062	Medium 4.7	0.2%	1.7.28 and earlier	`1.7.29`	November 14, 2025

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.