CVE-2017-6816

medium

Description

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

References

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8767

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4d80f8b3e1b00a3edcee0774dc9c2f4c78f9e663

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96598

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-12

Updated: 2019-10-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.9

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

Severity: Medium