CVE-2017-18496: Bestwebsoft htaccess cross-site scripting vulnerability

Bestwebsoft · Htaccess

The htaccess plugin before 1.7.6 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues.

6.1 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% · top 28.6% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting

6.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3

1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

2References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The htaccess plugin before 1.7.6 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Htaccess Bestwebsoft

References

Link	Tags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/htaccess/#developers	Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/htaccess/#developers	Release NotesThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-18496), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.