CVE-2020-8658

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Htaccess
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 February 2020

Summary

The BestWebSoft Htaccess plugin through 1.8.1 for WordPress allows wp-admin/admin.php?page=htaccess.php&action=htaccess_editor CSRF. The flag htccss_nonce_name passes the nonce to WordPress but the plugin does not validate it correctly, resulting in a wrong implementation of anti-CSRF protection. In this way, an attacker is able to direct the victim to a malicious web page that modifies the .htaccess file, and takes control of the website.

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/htaccess/#developers
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https://github.com/V1n1v131r4/Exploiting-WP-Htaccess-by-B...
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10060
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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