Risk | Low |
Patch available | NO |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-8658 |
CWE-ID | CWE-352 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Htaccess by BestWebSoft Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
Vendor | BestWebSoft |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU25005
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8658
CWE-ID:
CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists within the "htccss_nonce_name" flag due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in "wp-admin/admin.php?page=htaccess.php&action=htaccess_editor". A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page that modifies the .htaccess file and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsHtaccess by BestWebSoft: 1.1 - 1.8.1
External linkshttp://github.com/V1n1v131r4/Exploiting-WP-Htaccess-by-BestWebSoft-Plugin/blob/master/README.md
http://wordpress.org/plugins/htaccess/#developers
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.