vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-6816): wordpress vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Mar 12, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 12, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/plugins.php), unintended files can be deleted by administrators using the plugin deletion functionality.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2017-6816
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-6816
- URL-https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
- URL-https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4d80f8b3e1b00a3edcee0774dc9c2f4c78f9e663
- URL-https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6816
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