XSS in Improved User Search In Backend Project
CVE-2014-5196
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/improved-user-search-in-backend/changelog (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/60590 (third-party-advisory)
- security.dxw.com/advisories/csrf-and-xss-in-improved-user-search-allow-executio… (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-5196?
- CVE-2014-5196 is a vulnerability in Improved User Search In Backend Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-08-12.
- Is CVE-2014-5196 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.