CVE-2021-24395

HIGH 7.2CVE-2021-24395 · Published 06/09/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-24395 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability affecting embed youtube video (geekwebsolution).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.5%, higher than 75.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
embed youtube video geekwebsolution	`≤ 1.0`	No fix yet

Description

The editid GET parameter of the Embed Youtube Video WordPress plugin through 1.0 is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.

References

codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-embed-youtube-video · Exploit
wpscan.com/vulnerability/6cd9ebcf-e78f-4f97-a8f9-b7e4ceab66b7 · Exploit

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