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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, an

medium Affects WordPress core. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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, an

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<=3.0.2 or =0.71 or =1.0 or =1.0.1 or =1.0.2 or =1.1.1 or =1.2 or =1.2.1 or =1.2.2 or =1.2.3 or =1.2.4 or =1.2.5 or =1.3 or =1.3.2 or =1.3.3 or =1.5 or =1.5.1 or =1.5.1.1 or =1.5.1.2 or =1.5.1.3 or =1.5.2 or =2.0 or =2.0.1 or =2.0.2 or =2.0.4 or =2.0.5 or =2.0.6 or =2.0.7 or =2.0.8 or =2.0.9 or =2.0.10 or =2.0.11 or =2.1 or =2.1.1 or =2.1.2 or =2.1.3 or =2.2 or =2.2.1 or =2.2.2 or =2.2.3 or =2.3 or =2.3.1 or =2.3.2 or =2.3.3 or =2.5 or =2.5.1 or =2.6 or =2.6.1 or =2.6.2 or =2.6.3 or =2.6.5 or =2.7 or =2.7.1 or =2.8 or =2.8.1 or =2.8.2 or =2.8.3 or =2.8.4 or =2.8.5 or =2.8.5.1 or =2.8.5.2 or =2.8.6 or =2.9 or =2.9.1 or =2.9.1.1 or =2.9.2 or =3.0 or =3.0.1
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (82.3th percentile)
Published
2012-09-14
Source
nvd

References

CWE-264
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