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CVE-2023-0447: My YouTube Channel <= 3.0.12.1 - Missing Authorization

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The My YouTube Channel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the clear_all_cache function in versions up to, and including, 3.0.12.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to clear the plugin's cache.

Affected products

• urkekg My YouTube Channel: through 3.0.12.1

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/youtube-channel/trunk/youtube-channel.php?rev=2482795#L1502
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2844200%40youtube-channel&new=2844200%40youtube-channel&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/486b6a75-d101-4f3a-8436-6c23dd0ff200?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/youtube-channel/trunk/youtube-channel.php?rev=2482795#L1502
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2844200%40youtube-channel&new=2844200%40youtube-channel&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/486b6a75-d101-4f3a-8436-6c23dd0ff200

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