CVE-2025-5237

Target Video Easy Publish <= 3.8.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via width Parameter

Published Jun 18, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Target Video Easy Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘width’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Analysis

Technical impact

The Target Video Easy Publish plugin for WordPress allows authenticated users with Contributor level or higher to inject arbitrary JavaScript into the 'width' parameter of its shortcode. This insufficient sanitization and lack of output escaping leads to persistent XSS that executes whenever a page containing the injected content is viewed. The resulting vulnerability is a classic client‑side injection flaw (CWE‑79) that can compromise user confidentiality, integrity of the webpage, and can potentially be leveraged for phishing or credential theft.

Affected Systems

The flaw exists in all releases of the Target Video Easy Publish plugin up to and including version 3.8.5, distributed by nebojsadabic on WordPress. Sites employing any of those versions are affected; newer versions beyond 3.8.5 are not impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.4 indicates a medium severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% suggests exploitation likelihood is currently very low, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The most likely attack path requires the attacker to possess at least Contributor‑level authentication. Once access is obtained, injected scripts will run in the context of any user who views a page containing the malicious width attribute, potentially allowing session hijacking or defacement.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

nebojsadabic

Target Video Easy Publish

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 3.8.5

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Upgrade the Target Video Easy Publish plugin to the latest release (≥ 3.8.6) which includes proper input validation and output escaping for the width parameter.
If an immediate upgrade is not possible, remove or sanitize the width attribute from any existing shortcode content to eliminate the injected scripts.
Implement least‑privilege controls so that only trusted users have Contributor or higher access to the site’s content editing features.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 20:09 UTC.

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-18634	The Target Video Easy Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘width’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.292% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/brid-video-easy-publish/trunk/lib/BridShortcode.php#L221
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3309639/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/brid-video-easy-publish/#developers
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b10333f8-fd90-43a7-8404-71954ee29e47?source=cve

History

Jun 18, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Jun 18, 2025 9:30 AM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The Target Video Easy Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘width’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title		Target Video Easy Publish <= 3.8.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via width Parameter
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/brid-video-easy-publish/trunk/lib/BridShortcode.php#L221 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3309639/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/brid-video-easy-publish/#developers https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b10333f8-fd90-43a7-8404-71954ee29e47?source=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`