Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2010-5297 (CCN-90739)

Assigned:2010-06-27
Published:2010-06-27
Updated:2014-01-21
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.5 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
1.6 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.0 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://codex.wordpress.org/Changelog/3.0.1

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&group=resolution&order=priority&milestone=3.0.1&resolution=fixed

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2010-5297

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Web site
Changeset 15342

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit, Patch
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/15342

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit, Patch
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14119

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wp-multisite-sec-bypass(90739)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.0)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20105297000
    V
    		CVE-2010-5297 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2014-01-20
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