CVE-2025-22773

WordPress Htaccess File Editor <= 1.0.19 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

5.3 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Up 0.3 points since Jan 16, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

WordPress Htaccess File Editor <= 1.0.19 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-22773
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-538
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-2984 5.3

Record: EUVD-2025-2984
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-whh3-h44p-cpv9 5.3

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory vulnerability in...

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

Record: GHSA-whh3-h44p-cpv9
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-538
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.3

Record: CVE-2025-22773
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-538
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-22773 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Wp Chill Htaccess File Editor, published January 15, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.