CVE-2024-43248 HIGH

CVE-2024-43248: WordPress Bit Form Pro plugin <= 2.6.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Vendor Bit Apps

Product Bit Form Pro

Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal

Published August 19, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.6/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Bit Apps Bit Form Pro allows File Manipulation.This issue affects Bit Form Pro: from n/a through 2.6.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Bit Form Pro versions up to 2.6.4 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by making the site unresponsive or unavailable. The vulnerability exists in how the plugin handles file paths without proper validation. No authentication or user interaction is required to exploit this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by exploiting path traversal to trigger resource exhaustion.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become unavailable or slow to respond without warning or user action.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 19, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43248 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html AskarLabs — CWE-22 write-up Path Traversal

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