Bit Assist <= 1.5.2 — Path Traversal to Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read via downloadResponseFile Function
CVE-2024-13791Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.5.2Update to 1.5.3 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.9
- CVSS
- 4.9CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
- Affected≤ 1.5.2
- Patched in1.5.3
Update to 1.5.3 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.5.2. Version 1.5.3 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.5.3, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to koffee.
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.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist
All 9| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium4.4 | Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.7.1Update to 1.7.2 | CVE-2026-39070 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload ≤1.8.1Update to 1.8.2 | CVE-2026-16548 | |
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization ≤1.5.11Update to 1.6.0 | CVE-2025-68596 | |
| Medium5.8 | Unauthenticated Path Traversal ≤1.5.4Update to 1.5.5 | CVE-2025-30834 | |
| Medium6.5 | Path Traversal to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via fileID Parameter ≤1.5.2Update to 1.5.3 | CVE-2025-0822 |
- Medium4.4Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.7.1Update to 1.7.2
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
≤1.8.1Update to 1.8.2
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization
≤1.5.11Update to 1.6.0
- Medium5.8Unauthenticated Path Traversal
≤1.5.4Update to 1.5.5
- Medium6.5Path Traversal to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via fileID Parameter
≤1.5.2Update to 1.5.3
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.9
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.