Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in improved-user-search-in-backend.php in…
Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in improved-user-search-in-backend.php in the backend in the Improved user search in backend plugin before 1.2.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that insert XSS sequences via the iusib_meta_fields parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02125 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:improved_user_search_in_backend_project:improved_user_search_in_backend:*:-:-:*:-:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.2.4 | Vulnerable | Improved User Search In Backend Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:improved_user_search_in_backend_project:improved_user_search_in_backend:*:-:-:*:-:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·Improved User Search In Backend Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5196
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wwf7-p72f-c86w
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-5196 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-5196 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wwf7-p72f-c86w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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