Is CVE-2014-5196 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-5196 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-5196?

CVE-2014-5196 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-5196

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 2.1% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-5094)
Published: August 12, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-5094 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

improved user search in backend project / improved user search in backend

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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