WordPress before 3.0.1, when a Multisite installation is used, permanently retains the "site administrators can add users" option once changed, which might allow remote authenticated administrators to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances via an add action after a temporary change.
An official patch is available. Apply the patch as soon as possible.
Patch StatusOfficial Patch
Change Log
| Date | Source | Changes | Score |
|---|
| 2026-07-21 | PoC | E: U→P | 0.0 → 0.0 |
| 2026-07-21 | nvd | patch: Unavailable→Official Patch | 0.0 → 0.0 |
| 2026-07-21 | cve.org | initial, patch: Unavailable | 0.0 |
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | ≤ 3.0 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.10 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.11 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.4 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.5 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.6 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.7 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.8 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.9 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.5 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.5.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.6 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.6.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.6.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.6.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.6.5 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.7 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.7.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.8 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.8.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.8.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.8.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.8.4 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.8.5 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.8.5.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.8.5.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.8.6 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.9 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.9.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.9.1.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.9.2 |
Published: 2014-01-21