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CVE-2024-7782VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-7782: Contact Form by Bit Form: Multi Step Form, Calculation Contact Form, Payment Contact Form & Custom Contact Form builder (WordPress plugin) · Path Traversal

Affects Contact Form by Bit Form: Multi Step Form, Calculation Contact Form, Payment Contact Form & Custom Contact Form builder (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Aug 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
bitpressadmin Contact Form by Bit Form: Multi Step Form, Calculation Contact Form, Payment Contact Form & Custom Contact Form builderAffected
  • =2.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediately update the 'Contact Form by Bit Form' plugin to a patched version once available from the vendor. 2. In the absence of an official patch, restrict administrator access strictly to trusted personnel and enforce strong authentication mechanisms such as MFA to reduce risk of compromised admin accounts. 3. Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious requests attempting path traversal or file deletion patterns targeting the iconRemove function. 4. Regularly back up critical WordPress files, including wp-config.php and other configuration files, to enable rapid recovery in case of file deletion. 5. Conduct thorough audits of administrator accounts and remove unnecessary privileges to minimize the number of users who can exploit this vulnerability. 6. Monitor server logs for unusual file deletion activity or errors related to missing files. 7. Employ file integrity monitoring tools to detect unauthorized changes or deletions of critical files. 8. Consider isolating WordPress instances in containerized or sandboxed environments to limit the blast radius of potential exploitation. 9. Educate administrators about the risks of this vulnerability and the importance of cautious plugin management and access control.

Description

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 deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the iconRemove function in versions 2.0 to 2.13.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to 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).

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