Known vulnerabilities in Playlist Player for YouTube

Display a YouTube player (with an optional playlist) on any post or page using a simple shortcode.

2Reported vulnerabilities

6.4Highest CVSS score

4.8.2Latest version

2,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Playlist Player for YouTube to 4.6.8 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: May 20, 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-2023-45049	Medium 6.4	0.3%	4.6.7 and earlier	`4.6.8`	October 3, 2023
CVE-2023-33931	Medium 4.3	0.3%	4.6.4 and earlier	`4.6.5`	May 23, 2023

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