---
id: "CVE-2026-85007"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-85007"]
title: "WordPress YouTube player plugin lets contributors read and alter presets"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-contributor-accounts", "plugin-at-2.1.4-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T06:17:24+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T06:53:14+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T06:54:39+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85007", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T06:53:14+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress YouTube player plugin lets contributors read and alter presets

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.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## 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`.
- 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.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T06:53:14+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85007

## From the sources

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.

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