Medium severity · published Jan 15, 2025
CVE-2025-22773
WordPress Htaccess File Editor <= 1.0.19 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HF
Htaccess File Editor · WP Chill
through 1.0.19 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22773
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22773
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
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