CVE-2023-25462 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP htaccess Control plugin <= 3.5.1 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00058.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Antonioandrade	Wp Htaccess Control

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:antonioandrade:wp_htaccess_control:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-29417	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP htaccess Control plugin <= 3.5.1 versions.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-htaccess-control/wordpress-wp-htaccess-control-plugin-3-5-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-08-30T12:18:41.660Z

Updated: 2025-02-19T21:25:49.769Z

Reserved: 2023-02-06T12:38:06.871Z

Link: CVE-2023-25462

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:25:18.125Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-30T13:15:10.557

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:49:33.257

Link: CVE-2023-25462

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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