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CVE-2010-5297

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2014-01-21 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

• WordPress: through 3.0; 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6 (+40)

References

• http://codex.wordpress.org/Changelog/3.0.1
• http://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&group=resolution&order=priority&milestone=3.0.1&resolution=fixed
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/15342
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14119
• http://codex.wordpress.org/Changelog/3.0.1
• http://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&group=resolution&order=priority&milestone=3.0.1&resolution=fixed
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/15342
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14119

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