WPChill Htaccess File Editor Plugin up to 1.0.19 on WordPress file information disclosure

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in WPChill Htaccess File Editor Plugin up to 1.0.19 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to file information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-22773. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WPChill Htaccess File Editor Plugin up to 1.0.19 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-538. The product places sensitive information into files or directories that are accessible to actors who are allowed to have access to the files, but not to the sensitive information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory vulnerability in WPChill Htaccess File Editor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Htaccess File Editor: from n/a through 1.0.19.

The weakness was disclosed by Savphill. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-22773 since 01/07/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1083 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• WPChill

Name

• Htaccess File Editor Plugin

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7
• 1.0.8
• 1.0.9
• 1.0.10
• 1.0.11
• 1.0.12
• 1.0.13
• 1.0.14
• 1.0.15
• 1.0.16
• 1.0.17
• 1.0.18
• 1.0.19

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