Improved User Search in Backend <= 1.2.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2014-5196
CVSS Medium (6.1)
Publicly Published August 13, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Mallory Adams, dwxsupport
Description

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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug improved-user-search-in-backend (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.5
Patched Version
  • 1.2.6
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