CVE-2025-27269: WordPress .htaccess Login block Plugin <= 0.9a - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-03-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Anton Aleksandrov .htaccess Login block htaccess-login-block allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects .htaccess Login block: from n/a through <= 0.9a.

Affected products

Anton Aleksandrov .htaccess Login block: through 0.9a

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/htaccess-login-block/vulnerability/wordpress-htaccess-login-block-plugin-0-9a-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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