VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-5106
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-09-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
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.