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.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Wordpress — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates
harrystaley/CSCI4349_
harrystaley/TAMUSA_

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.