CVE-2024-13791

Feb. 25, 2025, 4:01 a.m.

4.9
Medium

Description

Bit Assist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2 via the downloadResponseFile() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Bitapps
  • Bit Assist
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CWE-23
Relative Path Traversal
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a bitapps bit_assist / / / / / wordpress / /

References

https://github.com/WordPressBugBounty/plugins-bit-assist/blob/main/bit-assist/backend/app/HTTP/Controllers/DownloadController.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3239816/#file3
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bit-assist/#developers
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/17fd14e7-503a-49e4-9344-5f8d51801eb3?source=cve

Tags

security@wordfence.com
CWE-22
CWE-23
2025-02-14
CVE-2024-13791

CVSS Score

4.9 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: HIGH
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Feb. 14, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Feb. 25, 2025, 4:01 a.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.