Bit Assist <= 1.5.2 - Path Traversal to Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read via downloadResponseFile Function

4.9
Relative Path Traversal
CVE CVE-2024-13791
CVSS 4.9 (Medium)
Publicly Published February 13, 2025
Last Updated February 14, 2025
Researcher koffee

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug bit-assist (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.5.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5.2
Patched Version
  • 1.5.3

Recent vulnerabilities in Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 Bit Assist <= 1.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVE-2026-16548 9.8 Vaibhav Narkhede July 27, 2026
2 Bit Assist <= 1.5.11 - Missing Authorization CVE-2025-68596 5.3 NumeX December 19, 2025
3 Bit Assist <= 1.5.4 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal CVE-2025-30834 5.8 Falgun Patel March 28, 2025
4 Bit Assist <= 1.5.2 - Path Traversal to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via fileID Parameter CVE-2025-0822 6.5 Arkadiusz Hydzik February 14, 2025
5 Bit Assist <= 1.5.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via id Parameter CVE-2025-0821 6.5 Arkadiusz Hydzik February 13, 2025
6 Bit Assist <= 1.1.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2023-51371 4.4 emad September 18, 2023
7 Bit Assist <= 1.1.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2023-3667 4.4 Dipak Panchal (th3.d1p4k) July 27, 2023

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