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. The flag htccss_nonce_name passes the nonce to WordPress but the pl

high Affects htaccess (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2020-02-06; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

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 pl

Package: htaccess (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=1.8.1
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 10% (95.6th percentile)
Published: 2020-02-06
Source: nvd

References

CWE-352

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