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TI-2010-04995 Aliases CVE-2010-5297GHSA-8cg5-rjxh-5v62

WordPress before 3.0.1, when a Multisite installation is used, permanently retains the…

Priority LOW 16CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02206 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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 · 47

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.0VulnerableWordPress
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 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
Show 37 more CPE
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: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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-5297
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cg5-rjxh-5v62

References

Exploit 2

Other 2

  • 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
See all 356 →

Sources

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