CVE-2014-5346: Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Disqus Comment System plugin 2.77 for WordPr

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MEDIUM 6.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2014-5346 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) affecting disqus comment system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Disqus Comment System plugin 2.77 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) activate or (2) deactivate the plugin via the active parameter to wp-admin/edit-comments.php, (3) import comments via an import_comments action, or (4) export comments via an export_comments action to wp-admin/index.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	2.7% (top 14%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352
Published	2014-08-19
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: disqus

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2014-08-19 19:55 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:11 UTCUpdated Record last modified

disqus disqus comment system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.77

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.77

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy disqus-comment-system || rpm -q disqus-comment-system || disqus-comment-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.77 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison disqus-comment-system sudo apt install disqus-comment-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.77> sudo apt-mark hold disqus-comment-system

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

dnf --showduplicates list disqus-comment-system sudo dnf downgrade disqus-comment-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.77> sudo dnf versionlock add disqus-comment-system

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.

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Exploit-DB: WordPress Plugin Disqus 2.7.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Admin Persistent) / Cross-Site Scripting

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
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-2014-5346?

disqus comment system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2014-5346 being exploited?

CVE-2014-5346 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-2014-5346 affect?

CVE-2014-5346 affects disqus comment system. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Disqus Comment System plugin 2.77 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) activate or (2) deactivate the plu

How urgent is CVE-2014-5346?

Priority 50/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities · PHP vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2014-5347 MEDIUM 6.8 UPGRADE Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Disqus Comment System plugin before 2.76 for
CVE-2014-5345 MEDIUM 4.3 UPGRADE Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in upgrade.php in the Disqus Comment System plugin before 2.76 for Wo

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