bitpressadmin Contact Form Plugin up to 2.13.9 on WordPress wp-config.php path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in bitpressadmin Contact Form Plugin up to 2.13.9 on WordPress. This impacts an unknown function of the file wp-config.php. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-7777. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in bitpressadmin Contact Form Plugin up to 2.13.9 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file wp-config.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Contact Form by Bit Form: Multi Step Form, Calculation Contact Form, Payment Contact Form & Custom Contact Form builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read and deletion due to insufficient file path validation in multiple functions in versions 2.0 to 2.13.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read and delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

The weakness was published by Tang Cheuk Hei. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-7777 since 08/13/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• bitpressadmin

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• Contact Form Plugin

Version

• 2.13.0
• 2.13.1
• 2.13.2
• 2.13.3
• 2.13.4
• 2.13.5
• 2.13.6
• 2.13.7
• 2.13.8
• 2.13.9

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