Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in WordPress - CVE-2010-5296
Published: January 21, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42130
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-5296
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WordPress.ORG
Affected software:
WordPress
WordPress
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to read and manipulate data.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-5296
Install update from vendor's website.