CVE-2026-13693 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Bit Form WordPress plugin before 3.1.0 does not restrict a form file-field value to a safe path before reading the file and attaching it to a notification email, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary server files such as the WordPress configuration file.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00164.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Bit Form

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.1.0

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3a01cd45-1d36-4e36-aca8-947353c474a7/

History

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-22
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The Bit Form WordPress plugin before 3.1.0 does not restrict a form file-field value to a safe path before reading the file and attaching it to a notification email, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary server files such as the WordPress configuration file.
Title		Bit Form < 3.1.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal
References		https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3a01cd45-1d36-4e36-aca8-947353c474a7/

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-07-21T06:00:01.381Z

Updated: 2026-07-21T15:10:14.383Z

Reserved: 2026-06-29T11:08:19.595Z

Link: CVE-2026-13693

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-21T15:09:53.731Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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