Description
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.
Published: 2014-01-21
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-5255 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.
History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00291}

epss

{'score': 0.00297}


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Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:10:47.810Z

Reserved: 2014-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-5296

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-01-21T01:55:03.263

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-5296

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses