FKIE_CVE-2022-2355

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-08-08 14:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:41
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
The Easy Username Updater WordPress plugin before 1.0.5 does not implement CSRF checks, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change any user's username includes the admin
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/426b5a0f-c16d-429a-9396-b3aea7922826Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/426b5a0f-c16d-429a-9396-b3aea7922826Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
easy_username_updater_project easy_username_updater *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:41:45.130",
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