CVE-2022-2355

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

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/426b5a0f-c16d-429a-9396-b3aea7922826	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/426b5a0f-c16d-429a-9396-b3aea7922826	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:easy_username_updater_project:easy_username_updater:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:00

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/426b5a0f-c16d-429a-9396-b3aea7922826 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/426b5a0f-c16d-429a-9396-b3aea7922826 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

12 Aug 2022, 15:05

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/426b5a0f-c16d-429a-9396-b3aea7922826 -~~	(MISC) https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/426b5a0f-c16d-429a-9396-b3aea7922826 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:easy_username_updater_project:easy_username_updater::::::wordpress::*
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.5

08 Aug 2022, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-08-08 14:15

Updated : 2025-09-24 19:42

NVD link : CVE-2022-2355

Mitre link : CVE-2022-2355

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-2355

JSON object : View

Products Affected

easy_username_updater_project

easy_username_updater

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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