CVE-2025-53261 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-53261: WordPress WP YouTube Live plugin <= 1.10.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Macbookandrew

Product WP YouTube Live

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published June 27, 2025

Last update May 13, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in macbookandrew WP YouTube Live wp-youtube-live allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WP YouTube Live: from n/a through <= 1.10.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP YouTube Live versions up to 1.10.0 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to WordPress.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify plugin settings or perform other admin actions without your permission if you visit a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged into WordPress and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 27, 2025 CVE published

May 13, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53261 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html

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