High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-8658
CVE-2020-8658
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.
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Affected products
3- BestWebSoft/Htaccess plugindescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/V1n1v131r4/Exploiting-WP-Htaccess-by-BestWebSoft-Plugin/blob/master/README.mdnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/plugins/htaccess/nvdThird Party Advisory
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10060nvdThird Party Advisory
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