CVE-2026-13693

Bit Form <= 3.0.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

2026-06-30 00:00
Davud Sahibzada

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.1.0
Affected Plugin
Bit Form – Contact Form, Payment Forms, Multi Step Forms, Calculator & Custom Form Builder
Affected Version
<= 3.0.0
CVSS
7.5High
Weakness type
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE
CVE-2026-13693
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At a glance

CVE-2026-13693 is a high-severity Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Bit Form WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 3.0.0. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 3.1.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2026, reported by Davud Sahibzada.

Vulnerability Overview

The Bit Form – Contact Form, Payment Forms, Multi Step Forms, Calculator & Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality.

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Reaching this weakness in Bit Form <= 3.0.0 takes no account at all. Path traversal happens when user-controlled text is used to build a filesystem path without being constrained to an intended directory, so sequences like ../ walk the resolved path somewhere else.

Depending on the operation, it means reading files outside the intended folder — wp-config.php being the usual target — or writing to and deleting paths the web server can touch. For Bit Form the fix is 3.1.0: builds <= 3.0.0 are affected, anything from 3.1.0 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 3.1.0, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Requests carrying this pattern arrive without a session, so nothing upstream of the firewall gets a chance to reject them: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Bit Form 3.1.0 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13693https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9dd26b9-433c-4560-b507-69d0245ba789https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13693

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