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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.

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
14 Sept 2012
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress
  • Version 3.0.1
  • Version 3.0
  • Version 2.9.2
  • Version 2.9.1.1
All 70 release lines
  • Every version up to 3.0.2
  • Version 0.71
  • Version 1.0
  • Version 1.0.1
  • Version 1.0.2
  • Version 1.1.1
  • Version 1.2
  • Version 1.2.1
  • Version 1.2.2
  • Version 1.2.3
  • Version 1.2.4
  • Version 1.2.5-a
  • Version 1.2.5
  • Version 1.3
  • Version 1.3.2
  • Version 1.3.3
  • Version 1.5
  • Version 1.5.1
  • Version 1.5.1.1
  • Version 1.5.1.2
  • Version 1.5.1.3
  • Version 1.5.2
  • Version 2.0
  • Version 2.0.1
  • Version 2.0.2
  • Version 2.0.4
  • Version 2.0.5
  • Version 2.0.6
  • Version 2.0.7
  • Version 2.0.8
  • Version 2.0.9
  • Version 2.0.10
  • Version 2.0.11
  • Version 2.1
  • Version 2.1.1
  • Version 2.1.2
  • Version 2.1.3
  • Version 2.2
  • Version 2.2.1
  • Version 2.2.2
  • Version 2.2.3
  • Version 2.3
  • Version 2.3.1
  • Version 2.3.2
  • Version 2.3.3
  • Version 2.5
  • Version 2.5.1
  • Version 2.6
  • Version 2.6.1
  • Version 2.6.2
  • Version 2.6.3
  • Version 2.6.5
  • Version 2.7
  • Version 2.7.1
  • Version 2.8
  • Version 2.8.1
  • Version 2.8.2
  • Version 2.8.3
  • Version 2.8.4-a
  • Version 2.8.4
  • Version 2.8.5
  • Version 2.8.5.1
  • Version 2.8.5.2
  • Version 2.8.6
  • Version 2.9
  • Version 2.9.1
  • Version 2.9.1.1
  • Version 2.9.2
  • Version 3.0
  • Version 3.0.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5106
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5106