CVE-2022-4774

Bit Form < 1.9 - RCE via Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

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Published May 15, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Bit Form WordPress plugin before 1.9 does not validate the file types uploaded via it's file upload form field, allowing unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files types such as PHP or HTML files to the server, leading to Remote Code Execution.

Affected Products

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	< 1.9

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bitapps:bit_form:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-52070	The Bit Form WordPress plugin before 1.9 does not validate the file types uploaded via it's file upload form field, allowing unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files types such as PHP or HTML files to the server, leading to Remote Code Execution.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.785% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2ae5c375-a6a0-4c0b-a9ef-e4d2a28bce5e

History

Jan 24, 2025 10:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Bitapps Bit Form

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 24, 2025, 9:20 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: May 15, 2023, 12:15 PM
Updated: Jan 24, 2025, 9:20 PM
Reserved: Dec 28, 2022, 3:05 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:48 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:48 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 15, 2023, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:21 AM

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