Medium severity · published Mar 12, 2017
CVE-2017-6816
In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/plugins.php), unintended files can be deleted by administrators using the plugin deletion functionality
4.9
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/plugins.php), unintended files can be deleted by administrators using the plugin deletion functionality.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 4.7.2 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6816
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6816
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96598
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959
Patch
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4d80f8b3e1b00a3edcee0774dc9c2f4c78f9e663
Patch
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
More from WordPress
9.8
CVE-2026-63030
WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution
9.8
CVE-2020-25213
WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2016-10033
The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute…
8.1
CVE-2026-87902
WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
7.5
CVE-2020-11738
WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download Vulnerability