Vulnerability in Wordpress
CVE-2010-5297
WordPress before 3.0.1, when a Multisite installation is used, permanently retains the "site administrators can add users" option once changed, which might allow remote authenticated administrators to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances via an add action after a temporary change.
EPSS: 0.022 (80.7th 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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-5297?
- CVE-2010-5297 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under CWE-264. Published 2014-01-21.
- Is CVE-2010-5297 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.