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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5297

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.

Products
wordpress
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3.0.1-1
CVEs
CVE-2010-5297
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:08 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5297

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Jan 2014, 01:55 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5297

wordpress

Fixed versions: 3.0.1-1

wordpress

Fixed versions: 3.0.1-1

wordpress

Fixed versions: 3.0.1-1

Complete source record
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  "id": "500275f7b705bf3762b31d5f7d900da39fe9ee6552aa17fa172b6bbde153a146",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5297",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5297",
    "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5297",
    "products": [
      {
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          "value": "wordpress",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
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          {
            "value": "3.0.1-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
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      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "wordpress",
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        },
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    "severity": "unknown",
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          },
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          },
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:35.495876012Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-5297"
      ]
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        "value": "CVE-2010-5297",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417807,
  "published_at": "2014-01-21T01:55:03.293+00:00"
}