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TI-2010-04994 Aliases CVE-2010-5296GHSA-w56v-4m7h-jhq8

wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress before 3.0.2, when a Multisite configuration is…

Priority LOW 26CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01693 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 48

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.0.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.9VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·WordPress
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.10VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.11VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:a:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.4 aVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.5.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.5.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.1.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.11 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.4 a Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.1.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-5296
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w56v-4m7h-jhq8

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-45010 WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08118 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-83466 Predictable staging paths let attackers run code in WordPress Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-59973 An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-08129 The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-42844 WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
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Sources

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