CVE-2025-8072
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Stored XSS in Target Video Easy Publish WordPress Plugin

Publication date: 2026-01-28

Last updated on: 2026-01-28

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
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.
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Published
2026-01-28
Last Modified
2026-01-28
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-01-29
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-8072
EUVD
EUVD-2025-206416
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Vendor Product Version / Range
target_video_easy_publish plugin to 3.8.8 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-79 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the Target Video Easy Publish plugin for WordPress. It occurs via the 'placeholder_img' parameter in versions up to 3.8.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute whenever someone views the affected page.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability allows attackers with Contributor-level access to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of users visiting the infected pages. This can lead to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions impacting website users and administrators.

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