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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5106

The XML-RPC remote publishing interface in xmlrpc.php in WordPress before 3.0.3 does not properly check capabilities, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and publish, edit, or delete posts, by leveraging the Author or Contributor role.

Products
wordpress
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3.0.3-1
CVEs
CVE-2010-5106
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 22:59 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5106

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Sept 2012, 19:55 UTC

The XML-RPC remote publishing interface in xmlrpc.php in WordPress before 3.0.3 does not properly check capabilities, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and publish, edit, or delete posts, by leveraging the Author or Contributor role.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5106

wordpress

Fixed versions: 3.0.3-1

wordpress

Fixed versions: 3.0.3-1

wordpress

Fixed versions: 3.0.3-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5106",
  "method": "structured",
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    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5106",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:31.560946435Z",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417424,
  "published_at": "2012-09-14T19:55:01.713+00:00"
}