VDB-149755 · CVE-2020-8658 · GCVE-0-2020-8658

Bestwebsoft htaccess Plugin up to 1.8.1 on WordPress cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Bestwebsoft htaccess Plugin up to 1.8.1 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file wp-admin/admin.php?page=htaccess.php&action=htaccess_editor. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-8658. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Bestwebsoft htaccess Plugin up to 1.8.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file wp-admin/admin.php?page=htaccess.php&action=htaccess_editor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 02/06/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-8658 since 02/06/2020. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

Bestwebsoft

Name

htaccess Plugin

Version

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/06/2020 🔍
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02/06/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/11/2025 +1921 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-8658 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-8658
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149755

Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2020 13:14
Updated: 05/11/2025 03:57
Changes: 02/06/2020 13:14 (36), 02/06/2020 13:19 (18), 03/28/2024 18:06 (17), 05/11/2025 03:57 (3)
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