CVE-2010-5296 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in WordPress before version 3.0.2, specifically affecting Multisite configurations. Authenticated administrators could bypass intended access restrictions to delete users due to improper capability checks in wp-includes/capabilities.php. With a CVSS score of 4.9, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and could lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.