CVE-2025-0822 Bit Assist <= 1.5.2 - Path Traversal to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via fileID Parameter

What is CVE-2025-0822?

CVE-2025-0822 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in bitpressadmin Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist, published on 15 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Bit Assist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2 via the fileID Parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-23

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0822?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bitapps Bit Assist.

How do I fix CVE-2025-0822?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0822 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-0822 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0822 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in bitpressadmin Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist

• CVE-2025-0821 Bit Assist <= 1.5.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via id Parameter Medium 6.5
• CVE-2023-51371 WordPress Bit Assist Plugin <= 1.1.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 5.9
• CVE-2024-13791 Path traversal in Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist Medium 4.9
• CVE-2023-3667 Bit Assist < 1.1.9 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 4.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-q598-5464-x6q8.