CVE-2025-22773

MEDIUM 5.3

WordPress Htaccess File Editor <= 1.0.19 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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

CWE	CWE-538
Vendor	wp chill
Product	htaccess file editor
Published	Jan 15, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 29, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Affected Versions

WP Chill / Htaccess File Editor

0 ≤ 1.0.19

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/htaccess-file-editor/vulnerability/wordpress-htaccess-file-editor-1-0-19-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

savphill | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program