CVE-2017-6816 (GCVE-0-2017-6816)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-03-12 01:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:41
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-admin/plugins.php), unintended files can be deleted by administrators using the plugin deletion functionality.
References
cve@mitre.org http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96598 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4d80f8b3e1b00a3edcee0774dc9c2f4c78f9e663 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8767 Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96598 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/4d80f8b3e1b00a3edcee0774dc9c2f4c78f9e663 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8767 Patch, Third Party Advisory
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