CVE-2010-5296
wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress before 3.0.2, when a Multisite configuration is used,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-5296- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-5296- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-5255 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2010-5255- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w56v-4m7h-jhq8 No score
wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress before 3.0.2, when a Multisite configuration is used,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-w56v-4m7h-jhq8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-5296- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-5296 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5296- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-5296 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Wordpress, published January 21, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 3.0.2-1.