CVE-2025-11811

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Simple Youtube Shortcode plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 1.1.3

Description The Simple Youtube Shortcode plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting through the embed youtube shortcode. This is a result of inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on the id attribute. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages, which will execute when a user accesses the affected page.

Recommendations Update the Simple Youtube Shortcode plugin to a version newer than 1.1.3.