Is CVE-2014-4163 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-4163 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4163?

CVE-2014-4163 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-4163

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Featured Comments plugin 1.2.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the (1) buried or (2) featured status of a comment via a request to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-352
EPSS score: 2.6% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-4094)
Published: June 16, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-4094 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

featured comments plugin project / featured comments

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/62(Exploit)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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