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CVE-2022-2355: Easy Username Updater < 1.0.5 - Arbitrary Username Update via CSRF

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

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

Affected products

• Easy Username Updater: before 1.0.5 — fixed in 1.0.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Easy Username Updater 1.0.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/426b5a0f-c16d-429a-9396-b3aea7922826
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/426b5a0f-c16d-429a-9396-b3aea7922826

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