CSRF in Disable Comments Project
CVE-2014-2550
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Disable Comments plugin before 1.0.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that enable comments via a request to the disable_comments_settings page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92219 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.dxw.com/advisories/csrf-in-disable-comments-1-0-3/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/disable-comments/ (Product, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-2550?
- CVE-2014-2550 is a high-severity vulnerability in Disable Comments Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2014-2550?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-2550 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.