CVE-2010-5297
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-5297 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-01-21 01:55:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS: 0.002310000 probability, percentile 0.457730000 (date 2026-05-03)
Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.4 | a | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.9.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Query – WordPress Trac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | core.trac.wordpress.org | |
| Changeset 15342 – WordPress Trac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | core.trac.wordpress.org | Exploit, Patch |
| #14119 (turning off site administrators can add users doesn't work) – WordPress Trac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | core.trac.wordpress.org | Exploit, Patch |
| Changelog/3.0.1 « WordPress Codex | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | codex.wordpress.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.