CVE-2014-3850: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Member Approval plugin 131109 for WordPress allows remo

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MEDIUM 6.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2014-3850 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) affecting member approval. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Member Approval plugin 131109 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change plugin settings to their default and disable registration approval via a request to wp-admin/options-general.php.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.8 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.0% (top 36%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352
Published	2014-06-11
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: member approval plugin project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2014-06-11 14:55 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:09 UTCUpdated Record last modified

member approval plugin project member approval DOWNGRADE

Affected: 131109

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 131109

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy member-approval || rpm -q member-approval || member-approval --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 131109 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison member-approval sudo apt install member-approval=<VERSION_BEFORE_131109> sudo apt-mark hold member-approval

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list member-approval sudo dnf downgrade member-approval-<VERSION_BEFORE_131109> sudo dnf versionlock add member-approval

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2014-3850?

member approval: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2014-3850 being exploited?

CVE-2014-3850 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2014-3850 affect?

CVE-2014-3850 affects member approval. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Member Approval plugin 131109 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change plugin settings to their default and disable

How urgent is CVE-2014-3850?

Priority 45/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities · PHP vulnerabilities

References

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