CVE-2017-6816: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only
• WordPress WordPress: up to and including 4.7.2

Published 2017-03-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.