CVE-2010-5106 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 14 Sep 2012 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Authenticated low-privilege users can bypass access controls to publish, edit, or delete posts via the XML-RPC interface.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2010-5106?

CVE-2010-5106 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 14 Sep 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5106?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2010-5106?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2010-5106 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5106 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5106, GHSA-2w3h-g44g-mrhv.