---
id: CVE-2025-14390
title: >-
  The Video Merchant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request
  Forgery in version <= 5.0.4
summary: >-
  The Video Merchant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request
  Forgery in version <= 5.0.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce
  validation on the video_merchant_add_video_file() function. This makes it
  possible for una…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-434
published: '2025-12-10'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T21:10:00.183'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14390'
references:
  - url: 'https://wordpress.org/plugins/video-merchant'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7cbe39ae-d10b-432f-afab-682948de2521?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00449
epssPercentile: 0.37459
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T21:57:04.780Z'
---

## Overview

The Video Merchant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version <= 5.0.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the video_merchant_add_video_file() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files that make remote code execution possible via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.