wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress before 3.0.2, when a Multisite configuration is used, does not require the Super Admin role for the delete_users capability, which allows remote authenticated administrators to bypass intended access restrictions via a delete action
Published Jan 21, 2014
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.69%
Description
wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress before 3.0.2, when a Multisite configuration is used, does not require the Super Admin role for the delete_users capability, which allows remote authenticated administrators to bypass intended access restrictions via a delete action.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.0.1
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.10
- 2.0.11
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.6
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.5
- 2.7
- 2.7.1
- 2.8
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.5.1
- 2.8.5.2
- 2.8.6
- 2.9
- 2.9.1
- 2.9.1.1
- 2.9.2
- 3.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01693) | 76.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01693) | 74.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 49.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.63% (0.02626) | 76.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 49.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 2.63% (0.02626) | 82.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 50.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 45.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 45.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 43.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/15562 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/15562 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch |
Change history (0)
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