Is Video Merchant safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. Video Merchant is closed on wordpress.org. Closed on 2018-12-24 (reason given: Guideline Violation). Closed plugins get no updates through WordPress, so new security holes will not be fixed for you. Keep Video Merchant on the latest version and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Video Merchant are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (5.0.4 and older). The full list with sources is on this page.

What should I do if my Video Merchant is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update video-merchant). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · video-merchant · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Video Merchant safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Status: Closed 2018-12-24
Known issues on record: 1
Unpatched in latest: 0

What to do

Replace it. A closed plugin gets no updates through WordPress, so any hole found from now on stays open.
Deactivate and delete it once you have a replacement (Plugins → Deactivate → Delete). Deleting removes its files; deactivating alone leaves them on the server.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.

With WP-CLI, once you have a replacement: wp plugin deactivate video-merchant && wp plugin delete video-merchant

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

1 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version. 1 record(s) do not state which versions are affected.

high 8.8 CVE-2025-14390 · published 2025-12-10

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Video Merchant (5.0.4 and older)

Affected: 5.0.4 and older
Fixed in: unknown
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2025-14390 Wordfence advisory wordpress.org

Recent activity

2018-12-24 — closed on wordpress.org (Guideline Violation).
2025-12-10 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-14390), fix version not stated.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs, closure: wordpress.org/plugins/video-merchant (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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