Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-5196

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.

Affected products

Improved User Search In Backend Project/Improved User Search In Backend
cpe:2.3:a:improved_user_search_in_backend_project:improved_user_search_in_backend:*:-:-:*:-:wordpress:*:*
Range: <=1.2.4

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

wordpress.org/plugins/improved-user-search-in-backend/changelognvdPatchVendor Advisory
security.dxw.com/advisories/csrf-and-xss-in-improved-user-search-allow-execution-of-arbitrary-javascript-in-wordpress-admin-area/nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/60590nvd

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