Reported vulnerability
Htaccess by BestWebSoft – WordPress Website Access Control Plugin <= 1.7.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Published 14 Apr 2017
Updated 15 Aug 2024
CVE-2017-18496
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Wordfence advisory
medium · CVSS 6.1The "Htaccess by BestWebSoft – WordPress Website Access Control Plugin" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.7.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the 'category' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser granted they can trick a victim into performing an action, such as clicking on a link.
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Htaccess by BestWebSoft – WordPress Website Access Control Plugin
- Software
- plugin · htaccess
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.7.6
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.7.6
Recommended action
Update to version 1.7.6, or a newer patched version
Further references (1)
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Which versions of Htaccess by BestWebSoft – WordPress Website Access Control Plugin are affected?
Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, before 1.7.6. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.
Is a fix available for Htaccess by BestWebSoft – WordPress Website Access Control Plugin?
Wordfence reports a fix for this issue in Htaccess by BestWebSoft – WordPress Website Access Control Plugin. It lists these fixed versions: 1.7.6. Back up your website and test the recommended update before applying it to your live site.
Where can I find my installed plugin version?
In WordPress, open Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version shown beneath the plugin name.
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Other reports for the same product
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