vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: user-blocker: CVE-2022-45078: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 9, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025

Description

The User Blocker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.5.5. This allows administrator-level attackers to embed untrusted input into exported CSV files, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.

Solution

user-blocker-plugin-cve-2022-45078
Title
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