kbrain

CVE-2010-5106

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 2.2%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.5 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
2.2% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2010-5066)
Published
September 14, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-5066 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress
  • wordpress / wordpress

and 20 more…

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

Query CVEs from your AI assistant

The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.

Add the CVE brain