What is CVE-2010-5296?

CVE-2010-5296 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under CWE-264. Published 2014-01-21.

Is CVE-2010-5296 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in WordPress

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 remote authenticated administrators to bypass intended access restrictions via a delete action.

Published 2014-01-21 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

WordPress — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2 (Vendor Advisory)
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/15562 (Exploit, Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-5296?: CVE-2010-5296 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under CWE-264. Published 2014-01-21.
Is CVE-2010-5296 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.