CVE-2014-9394: Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the PWGRandom plugin 1.11 and earlier for WordPr

Q: How do I fix CVE-2014-9394?

pwgrandom: upgrade to newer than 1.11. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2014-9394 being exploited?

CVE-2014-9394 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2014-9394 affect?

CVE-2014-9394 affects pwgrandom. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the PWGRandom plugin 1.11 and earlier for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) att

Q: How urgent is CVE-2014-9394?

Priority 45/100. Public exploit reference

This month

MEDIUM 6.8UPGRADE

CVE-2014-9394 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) affecting pwgrandom. 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 PWGRandom plugin 1.11 and earlier for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (1) pwgrandom_title or (2) pwgrandom_category parameter in the pwgrandom page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.8 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.0% (top 36%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352
Published	2014-12-31
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: pwgrandom project

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2014-12-31 21:59 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:18 UTCUpdated Record last modified

pwgrandom project pwgrandom UPGRADE

Affected: <= 1.11

Fixed in: newer than 1.11

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy pwgrandom || rpm -q pwgrandom || pwgrandom --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 1.11 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade pwgrandom

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade pwgrandom

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2014-9394?

pwgrandom: upgrade to newer than 1.11. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2014-9394 being exploited?

CVE-2014-9394 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-2014-9394 affect?

CVE-2014-9394 affects pwgrandom. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the PWGRandom plugin 1.11 and earlier for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) att

How urgent is CVE-2014-9394?

Priority 45/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities · PHP vulnerabilities

References

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