CVE-2014-5347 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.9% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.89% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-352 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-08-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| disqus | disqus comment system |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Disqus 2.7.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Admin Persistent) / Cross-Site Scripting | 2014-08-14 |
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
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