CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
58.8%
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.
codex.wordpress.org/Changelog/3.0.1
core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&group=resolution&order=priority&milestone=3.0.1&resolution=fixed
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/15342
core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14119
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-5297
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5297
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-5297
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5297