{"id":"CVE-2026-85007","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-85007"],"related":[],"title":"WordPress YouTube player plugin lets contributors read and alter presets","description":"The Video Player for YouTube  WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not perform a capability check on its player-preset AJAX handler, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to read the site-wide player-preset configuration, and in versions before 2.1.1 to modify and delete it as well.","summary":"The Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 skips a permission check on its player-preset AJAX handler. Users with the Contributor role or higher can read the site-wide player configuration, and before 2.1.1 they could also change or delete it.","severity":"low","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["package","self-hosted","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["no-contributor-accounts","plugin-at-2.1.4-or-later"],"how_to_check":"- Look at the installed version of the Video Player for YouTube plugin in the WordPress admin plugin list, and check whether it is below `2.1.4`.\n- Review which accounts hold the Contributor role or higher on the site.","fix":"- Update the Video Player for YouTube plugin to `2.1.4` or later.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-29T06:17:24+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-29T06:53:14+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-29T06:54:39+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-29T06:54:39+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-29T06:54:39Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update the Video Player for YouTube plugin to `2.1.4` or later.","reach":"network","title":"WordPress YouTube player plugin lets contributors read and alter presets","impact":"low","summary":"The Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 skips a permission check on its player-preset AJAX handler. Users with the Contributor role or higher can read the site-wide player configuration, and before 2.1.1 they could also change or delete it.","audience":"businesses","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["wordpress","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.7,"fix_status":"available","needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"A contributor reads, and on old versions alters, the site's player settings.","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"- Look at the installed version of the Video Player for YouTube plugin in the WordPress admin plugin list, and check whether it is below `2.1.4`.\n- Review which accounts hold the Contributor role or higher on the site.","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["plugin-at-2.1.4-or-later","no-contributor-accounts"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running the Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 that have users with the Contributor role or higher. The flaw affects only the player-preset settings, and it needs an account on the site to exploit. Sites without this plugin, or with it at 2.1.4 or later, are not affected.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"no","severity_if_unknown":"low"},"cost_usd":0.000685,"input_tokens":4117,"output_tokens":546,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2026':12A,15A '-85007':13A,16A '2.1.1':59B,110C '2.1.4':30B,74C 'ajax':40B,86C 'allow':88C 'also':62B 'alter':9A 'capabl':79C 'chang':63B 'check':34B,80C 'configur':56B,105C 'contributor':6A,45B,92C 'could':61B 'cve':11A,14A 'delet':65B,114C 'handler':41B,87C 'higher':48B 'host':20B 'let':5A 'modifi':112C 'packag':17B 'perform':77C 'permiss':33B 'player':3A,24B,38B,55B,68C,84C,103C 'player-preset':37B,83C,102C 'plugin':4A,28B,72C 'preset':10A,39B,85C,104C 'read':7A,50B,97C 'role':46B,93C 'self':19B 'self-host':18B 'site':53B,100C 'site-wid':52B,99C 'skip':31B 'user':42B,89C 'version':108C 'video':23B,67C 'well':117C 'wide':54B,101C 'wordpress':1A,21B,27B,71C 'youtub':2A,26B,70C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Sites running the Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 that have users with the Contributor role or higher. The flaw affects only the player-preset settings, and it needs an account on the site to exploit. Sites without this plugin, or with it at 2.1.4 or later, are not affected.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-29T06:17:24+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-85007","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85007","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-29T06:17:24+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-29T06:17:24+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-29T06:53:14+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-29T06:53:14+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}