PT-2025-22337 · WordPress · Wp Youtube Video Optimizer

Published 2025-05-21 · Updated 2025-05-21 · CVE-2025-4217

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP YouTube Video Optimizer plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.2

Description The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'ib youtube' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. This allows 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.

Recommendations For WP YouTube Video Optimizer plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.2, consider disabling the 'ib youtube' shortcode until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-4217

Affected Products

Wp Youtube Video Optimizer

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4217 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1925123627340751353 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-youtube-video-optimizer/trunk/wp-youtube-video-optimizer.php#L20 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/71a933ef-f49d-4520-90d5-9957f72d7452?source=cve · Note