Information disclosure in Wp Chill Htaccess File Editor

CVE-2025-22773

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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-22773: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22773?
CVE-2025-22773 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp Chill Htaccess File Editor, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-22773?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-22773 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.