# WP YouTube Lyte

> High performance YouTube video, playlist and audio-only embeds which don't slow down your blog and offer optimal accessibility.

Source: https://todaywp.com (Today WP, free and read-only). Refreshed 2026-11-13 09:35 UTC.

## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `wp-youtube-lyte`
- Author: Frank Goossens
- Version: 1.7.32
- Active installs: 20,000+
- Last update: 2026-08-20 (3 months ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 6.0, PHP any
- Tags: GDPR, lazy load, performance, video, youtube
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-youtube-lyte/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 3 months ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Slows pages ↔ Speeds up, Clashes ↔ Plays well, Inaccessible ↔ Accessible, Flaky ↔ Reliable, Breaking ↔ Smooth, Behind ↔ Current.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-09-27 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 1.7.30). CVE-2026-96895, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72d1c099-7653-4c25-b721-930b618f4000?source=api-prod
- 2026-04-16 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via lyte Shortcode (up to 1.7.29). CVE-2026-3299, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/de09d051-d124-4397-bd1c-b193acd6c186?source=api-prod
- 2025-11-14 MEDIUM: Open Redirect (up to 1.7.28). CVE-2025-66062, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/daf8e0ca-abe7-4243-8921-ff5a6f88cfcf?source=api-prod
- 2021-05-03 LOW: Authenticated (Admin+) Cross-Site Scripting (before 1.7.16). CVE-2021-24419, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/28d3fe13-20f8-48af-9476-98d2bef467e5?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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