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.

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.

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

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (81.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · 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/Changelog/3.0.1
core.trac.wordpress.org/query
core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14119 (Exploit, Patch)
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/15342 (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.