Description

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

Remediation

References

CVE-2017-6816

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2017-6816 CWE-863 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities