CVE-2014-5347
What it is
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Disqus Comment System plugin before 2.76 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (1) disqus_replace, (2) disqus_public_key, or (3) disqus_secret_key parameter to wp-admin/edit-comments.php in manage.php or that (4) reset or (5) delete plugin options via the reset parameter to wp-admin/edit-comments.php.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 4.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 4.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 4.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Disqus Comment System ≤ 2.75
- Disqus Comment System 2.40
- Disqus Comment System 2.41
- Disqus Comment System 2.42
- Disqus Comment System 2.43
- Disqus Comment System 2.44
- Disqus Comment System 2.45
- Disqus Comment System 2.46
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2014-5347.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2014-5347. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/disqus-comment-system/other_notes
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/disqus-comment-system/other_notes
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127847/WordPress-Disqus-2.7.5-CSRF-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127852/Disqus-2.7.5-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/35
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34336
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69205
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95288
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95289
- https://gist.github.com/nikcub/cb5dc7a5464276c8424a
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/disqus-comment-system/other_notes
- https://www.nikcub.com/posts/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-disqus-wordpress-plugin
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127847/WordPress-Disqus-2.7.5-CSRF-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127852/Disqus-2.7.5-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/35
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34336
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69205
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95288
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95289
- https://gist.github.com/nikcub/cb5dc7a5464276c8424a
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/disqus-comment-system/other_notes
- https://www.nikcub.com/posts/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-disqus-wordpress-plugin