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CVE-2010-5296

wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress before 3.0.2, when a Multisite configuration is used, does not require the Sup

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.00404
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Affected Products & Versions

2
wordpress<= 3.0.1
wordpressall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
poccore.trac.wordpress.org · 15562core.trac.wordpress.org
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Scoring & Timeline

4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD21 Jan 2014 · 01:55 AM
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2Vendor Advisory
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