Unscored severity · published Jan 21, 2014
CVE-2010-5296
wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress before 3.0.2, when a Multisite configuration is used, does not require the Super Admin role for the delete_users capability, which allows…
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CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress before 3.0.2, when a Multisite configuration is used, does not require the Super Admin role for the delete_users capability, which allows remote authenticated administrators to bypass intended access restrictions via a delete action.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 3.0.1; 2.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.0.4; 2.0.5; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5296
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5296
Vendor Advisory
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2
Exploit
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/15562
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