The Target Video Easy Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘placeholder_img’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.8 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.
CVE-2025-8072 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Target Video Easy Publish. It affects Versions up to 3.8.8 and is fixed in 3.8.9.
CVE-2025-8072 is tracked for the Plugin Target Video Easy Publish as medium severity with CVSS 6.4. The affected range is Versions up to 3.8.8. Update Target Video Easy Publish to 3.8.9 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
brid-video-easy-publish
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-8072 |
| Patched Versions |
3.8.9
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.8.8
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Target Video Easy Publish <= 3.8.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via width Parameter
Target Video Easy Publish <= 3.8.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via brid_override_yt Shortcode
Target Video Easy Publish <= 3.8.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Target Video Easy Publish <= 3.8.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
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