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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 t

medium Affects improved-user-search-in-backend (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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 t

Package
improved-user-search-in-backend (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.2.4
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (81.8th percentile)
Published
2014-08-12
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordimproved-user-search-in-backend (WordPress plugin) advisories

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