WordPress Core < 3.0.2 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CVE	CVE-2010-5296
CVSS	Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published	December 30, 2010
Last Updated	January 22, 2024

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.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Core
Software Slug	wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 3.0.2
Patched Version	3.0.2

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