# CVE-2020-8658: The BestWebSoft Htaccess plugin through 1.8.1 for WordPress allows wp-admin/admin.php?page=htaccess.php&action=htaccess\_editor CSRF.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-06 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://wordpress.org/plugins/htaccess/#developers
- https://github.com/V1n1v131r4/Exploiting-WP-Htaccess-by-BestWebSoft-Plugin/blob/master/README.md
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10060

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