VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 3.05%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.05%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/plugins.php), unintended files can be deleted by administrators using the plugin deletion functionality.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.05% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.