CVE-2017-6816

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/plugins.php), unintended files can be deleted by administrators using the plugin deletion functionality.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.9/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-863

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96598Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4d80f8b3e1b00a3edcee0774dc9c2f4c78f9e663Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8767Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96598Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4d80f8b3e1b00a3edcee0774dc9c2f4c78f9e663Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8767Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 12, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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