The BestWebSoft Htaccess plugin through 1.8.1 for WordPress allows…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.09918 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:htaccess:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.8.1 | Vulnerable | BestWebSoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:htaccess:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·BestWebSoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8658
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2xx3-w7pj-fmgj
References
More BestWebSoft Htaccess vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-13669 The htaccess plugin before 1.7.6 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2017-01471 Cross-site scripting in BestWebSoft Captcha CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-8658 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8658 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2xx3-w7pj-fmgj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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