CVE-2017-6816 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02189.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-860-1	wordpress security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3815-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-15870	In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/plugins.php), unintended files can be deleted by administrators using the plugin deletion functionality.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96598
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4d80f8b3e1b00a3edcee0774dc9c2f4c78f9e663
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8767

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-12T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:41:17.543Z

Reserved: 2017-03-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-6816

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-12T01:59:00.270

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-6816

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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